How to Use chip in a Sentence

chip

1 of 2 noun
  • The cup has a chip in it.
  • Charles Melton is all that and a bag of chips — or Gushers!
    Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 23 Feb. 2024
  • The demand from China has helped Nvidia's earnings soar on the AI chip sales.
    Michael Kan, PCMAG, 30 Aug. 2023
  • From on-set hangs to feasting on fish and chips, these are some of the sweetest moments shared between the cast of the The Bear.
    Alexandra Schonfeld, Peoplemag, 15 Jan. 2024
  • Now, some of you out there have already cashed in your chips for this season.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2023
  • Hunger can be abated by eating a bag of chips or a bowl of oatmeal.
    Patricia Lopez, The Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2024
  • The chip is placed in the brain’s region that controls the intention to move, reports Reuters.
    Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 30 Jan. 2024
  • That is followed by caramel, Granny Smith apple, wood chips, and a hint of lemon curd on the finish.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 14 Jan. 2024
  • The world’s top tech companies are already lined up for Nvidia’s new chip.
    Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 19 Mar. 2024
  • There’s no chip on my shoulder, no grudge against anyone over there.
    Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Canola oil cooking spray: To keep chips from sticking to the air fryer basket.
    Julia Levy, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Use honey to make kale chips or to glaze carrots, beets, walnuts, or cashews.
    Cynthia Sass, Mph, Health, 13 Dec. 2023
  • The laptop features an up to 18-hour battery life and Apple's M1 chip.
    Ellen McAlpine, Good Housekeeping, 18 Aug. 2023
  • People can walk from table to table with their chips, or cash them out.
    Sean McDonnell, cleveland, 8 Aug. 2023
  • The box is resistant to high heat temperatures and can hold up to two cups of wood chips with ease.
    Tom Price, Popular Mechanics, 26 Apr. 2023
  • Some proposed that overfishing of the sharks’ prey to feed Australia’s fish and chips market led to the shark’s declines.
    David Shiffman, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Sep. 2023
  • So that Memphis pick is a valuable chip for the Timberwolves, who chose to keep it in their back pocket.
    Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 10 Feb. 2024
  • Currently, Nvidia controls more than 90% of the AI chip market.
    Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2024
  • The phone is said to be powered by the Tensor G2 processor, which is the same chip found in the more expensive Pixel phones.
    Dave Leclair, PCMAG, 1 May 2023
  • And tech companies are buying up a lot of Nvidia’s costly chips—to the tune of billions of dollars.
    Michelle Cheng, Quartz, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Bake chips and salsa: Arrange half of chips in a 10-inch cast-iron skillet, and pour 1/2 cup salsa over chips.
    Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 8 July 2023
  • The chips will be available in three classic flavors: sour cream & onion, cheddar and salt & vinegar.
    Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 6 Dec. 2023
  • Losing in the second round for the first time in a decade should reactivate that chip of disrespect.
    Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 May 2023
  • Nunes rang up the sale, which also included a bag of barbeque chips, spending a total of $12, the statement said.
    Claire Law, BostonGlobe.com, 13 May 2023
  • Most of those chips are made by just one company, Nvidia, and can cost thousands to hundreds of thousands of dollars.
    Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 5 June 2023
  • Those dedicated Arc chips haven't seen a load of traction.
    Matthew Buzzi, PCMAG, 1 Feb. 2024
  • An index of of chip shares was up nearly 2%; Advanced Micro Devices was up even more.
    WSJ, 28 Sep. 2023
  • For every baked feta pasta (swoon) there are three pasta chips (hard pass).
    Emily Heil, Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2024
  • Before saving leftovers, just be sure to drain to avoid soggy tortillas or chips!
    Julia Levy, Southern Living, 17 Dec. 2023
  • Montañez didn't start taking public credit for inventing the chip until the late 2000s when most of the Flamin' Hot team had retired.
    Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 12 May 2023
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chip

2 of 2 verb
  • The golfer chipped the ball onto the green.
  • The paint had chipped off.
  • The golfer chipped onto the green.
  • He fell and chipped a bone in his knee.
  • He chipped away the ice from the car's windshield.
  • The sculptor chipped away bits of stone.
  • She chipped the soccer ball over the goalie's head.
  • He chipped a pass to his teammate.
  • I bit into something hard and chipped my tooth.
  • And ice came from a 50-pound block, cleaved to order and chipped to size.
    Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 13 Jan. 2024
  • Judy Veloz chipped away at the idea that Mary Day was murdered.
    Maureen Maher, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2023
  • This type of faux leather is thin and can chip or peel without the right care.
    Addie Morton, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Trust has been chipped away over the years, to the tune of an average of six points since 2019.
    Chloe Berger, Fortune, 5 Feb. 2024
  • The large-scale flag is cracked, and a worker on a ladder is shown chipping away at one of the stars.
    Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Dec. 2023
  • The city and county of San Diego keep chipping away at their pension debt.
    Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Oct. 2023
  • Young quickly settled in after that and the Hawks slowly chipped away at the lead.
    Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 23 May 2023
  • The Aggies chipped away against a thin Arkansas bullpen in the late innings.
    Matt Jones, Arkansas Online, 29 Apr. 2023
  • As Miami chipped away bit by bit, the Heat maneuvered the clock by sending the Bucks to the line.
    Journal Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2023
  • The grooves on this knife easily chip away at hard bars of chocolate.
    Patricia S York, Southern Living, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Junior Cecelia Smith chipped the Florence keeper in the 66th minute to knot the match.
    Mike Perrin | , al, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Their own body parts also act as tools — for drilling and chipping shells and pulling prey apart.
    Nancy Lord, Anchorage Daily News, 23 July 2023
  • Even brief rain exposure can cause the wooden boards to chip and crack.
    Samantha McIntyre, Parents, 9 Mar. 2024
  • Young successfully chips over a rise to land within 5 feet of the cup.
    WIRED, 9 Nov. 2023
  • That was almost the extent of efforts to chip away at the runaway front-runner.
    Maggie Haberman, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2023
  • All these numbers could chip away at your net sale profit.
    Kate Ashford Of Nerdwallet, Quartz, 18 Mar. 2024
  • Odighizuwa, lined up at defensive end, was chipped by tight end Daniel Bellinger.
    Calvin Watkins, Dallas News, 15 Sep. 2023
  • The Patriots bowed their back in the second quarter, chipping the deficit to 14-13.
    Ledeai, Journal Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2023
  • For example, axes that were sourced from 1,500 oak trees from France were used to chip wood.
    Ines De La Cuetara, ABC News, 27 July 2023
  • Instead of going against the tackle and a tight end that’s chipping you the majority of the time on the right-hand side.
    Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 24 Apr. 2023
  • Taking your fancy knife to a block of frozen food can chip the blade, which will spell the end for a beautiful knife.
    Christina Manian, Rdn, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2023

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