shavings

Example Sentences

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Our classroom smelled faintly of pencil shavings and cafeteria biscuits.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

But the inspectors discovered what appeared to be metal shavings on drugmaking equipment, and records that showed vials of medication that were “blackish” from contamination had been sent to the United States.

From Salon • Jun. 18, 2025

The soap has also caught the attention of Michelin star chefs in London where they have been adding shavings to the food.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2025

Barnett said he saw discarded metal shavings near wiring for the flight controls that could have cut the wiring and caused a catastrophe.

From Seattle Times • May 17, 2024

It fed upon Picassos and Matisses in the upper halls, like delicacies, baking off the oily flesh, tenderly crisping the canvases into black shavings.

From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury