How to Use paring in a Sentence
paring
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Remove from the grill and, when cool to the touch, use a sharp paring knife to remove the kernels.
—Terri Milligan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 18 July 2017
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Use a sharp paring knife to score the top of the cake with a crisscross quilted pattern.
—Becky Krystal, sacbee.com, 2 May 2017
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But a sharp paring knife and eye for detail will work well here too.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2018
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Use a sharp paring knife to scrape off any barnacles or dirt on the shells, and check for beards.
—Rochelle Bilow, Bon Appetit, 9 Apr. 2018
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Use a sharp paring knife to peel the skin, which should easily peel off.
—Patricia S York, Southern Living, 29 Apr. 2020
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The skins should slip off easily when scraped with a sharp paring knife.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Oct. 2019
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But a great chef's knife and paring really should be top of mind.
—Aly Walansky, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2021
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Using a sharp paring knife, cut the stem and pointed end off each lemon, deep enough to expose the flesh.
—Washington Post, 4 May 2020
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Using a sharp paring knife, make a long slit the length of the fish along its spine to create a pocket and expose the flesh.
—Nik Sharma, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Jan. 2018
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Using a sharp paring knife, remove the core from the cabbage, leaving the rest of the head intact.
—Cathy Barrow, The Denver Post, 26 Aug. 2019
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With sharp paring knife, cut off tops and bottoms of oranges, then cut off peel,.
—The Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen, Good Housekeeping, 3 Dec. 2015
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Using a pizza wheel or a sharp paring knife, cut 6 (four-inch) squares.
—Washington Post, 14 Oct. 2019
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What does the manufacturer do, carve out the case from a solid block of steel and throw out the parings?
—Wired Staff, WIRED, 1 Oct. 1996
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Fedun has filled in for Johns on the bottom paring with Sekera.
—Matthew Defranks, Dallas News, 17 Aug. 2020
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Of course, a sharp paring knife or vegetable peeled can be used to create wide strips that can be finely minced.
—Darlene Zimmerman, Detroit Free Press, 20 Jan. 2018
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That could mean a paring back by the end of the year of the purchases, which are meant to keep longer-term interest rates low and juice the economy.
—chicagotribune.com, 27 Aug. 2021
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Chef’s at a minimum; gold star each for a serrated and a paring.
—Emma Laperruque, Bon Appétit, 1 Aug. 2022
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Use it with your favorite paring and slicing knives for best results.
—Adria Greenhauff, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Feb. 2023
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To stuff, lay a breast on a cutting board, insert the tip of a sharp paring knife in the center of the thick end, and push it toward the pointed end to form a deep pocket.
—Daniel Boulud, ELLE Decor, 26 Sep. 2014
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To de-seed tomatoes, cut them in quarters, lay them skin-side down on a cutting board, and use a sharp paring knife to separate the pulp from the flesh.
—Rochelle Bilow, Bon Appetit, 22 May 2018
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The paring down is intensified by the handling of the lines of Anya Reiss’ fleet and extremely playable version of Chekhov.
—David Benedict, Variety, 8 July 2022
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His tool kit is filled with cheap paring knives, melon ballers, X-Acto knives, clay sculpting tools, graters and cheese slicers.
—Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2019
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Ditch the 10-inch knife set: An 8- or 9-inch chef's knife, a smaller paring knife, a bread knife, and maybe a couple of specialty blades will suffice.
—Matt Jancer, WIRED, 25 Feb. 2023
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Most sets come with a good variety of longer chef’s knives and shorter blades like paring and utility knives for small tasks.
—Katy Severson, chicagotribune.com, 6 Mar. 2021
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It’s the only collaboration on the 12-track album — a sharp paring-down from the four featured artists on KiCk i.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2021
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Peel quarters with a sharp paring knife, then halve them crosswise. Slice into 1/2-in.-thick pieces (about the same size as orange sections).
—Sunset, 22 Jan. 2018
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The set comes with six essential cooking blades, including paring, santoku, and chef's knives, along with six steak knives and a pair of kitchen shears.
—Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 26 Feb. 2023
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Add a dose of fresh or frozen strawberries, raspberries or cherries and the paring is complete.
—Alissa Fitzgerald, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2021
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Shape: Using a 3-inch round cookie cutter (or sharp paring knife) remove the center portion from the yellow, green, and blue cakes.
—Debbi Snook, cleveland.com, 13 Mar. 2018
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Let’s face it, many salads look messy and unappetizing, like vegetable parings ready for the garbage heap.
—Orange County Register, 11 Jan. 2017
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