trimming

Example Sentences

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If possible, residents should hold off on tree trimming or vegetation clearing during nesting season.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

While trimming back Valerie's hedges and clearing brambles, the 24-year-old spotted a rusted, 50cm device that looked "almost like a mortar stood up on its tail".

From BBC • May 28, 2026

And don’t even get me started on the trimming, cutting and cleanup afterward.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

The Cleveland Fed’s median CPI, which picks the midpoint item rather than trimming the ends, is running near headline inflation.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

And it was going to be worse at school, where every kid would feel duty bound to do his or her part in trimming the new kid down to size.

From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder