chipping
Example Sentences
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Dimon also has reason to worry about rivals chipping away at JPMorgan’s business.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
You also need to superproof your financial future before chipping away at funds that are, I hope, continuing to make money for you.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026
The agency has seen a decrease in funding since 2011, with inflation chipping away at a largely stagnant budget.
From Salon • Mar. 13, 2026
The French striker took advantage of St. Clair’s poor clearance by chipping the ball over the goalkeeper’s head to take a 2-0 lead.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2026
People were everywhere; some working in the quarry itself, others scattered about the hillside; the heftier among the men splitting boulders, the women and children chipping fragments off the larger stones.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.