trim away
Example Sentences
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During this time, I gradually trim away the old diseased nail.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 6, 2022
When you go to trim away the excess dough, leave yourself about 1 inch of excess from the edge of the pie plate.
From Salon • Oct. 3, 2021
Schultz, an American who was raised in Canada, published “The Blondes” outside the United States in 2012, and she should have used the intervening years to trim away about 100 pages.
From Washington Post • Apr. 21, 2015
Allow top crust to overhang the edge of the pan by about 1 inch; trim away excess dough, then pinch the top and bottom crusts together all around the rim to seal the pie.
From New York Times • Mar. 24, 2015
And spacks grew their clothes right on their bodies, like lichens you could trim away to whatever shape you needed.
From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness
