How to Use slice off in a Sentence
slice off
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For each onion, trim the root ends, then slice off enough of the dark green stems to leave a 3- to 4-inch piece.
—Sheena Chihak, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 May 2023
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And in order to construct the dam, workers sliced off part of a hill.
—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 30 Nov. 2023
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One variation is to grate the corn rather than slice off the kernels.
—Julia Turshen, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
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Line up all the spears in a row and slice off the ends simultaneously.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 1 Mar. 2024
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Or rather, his finger—sliced off and flung in disgust at Pádraic’s doorstep.
—Hazlitt, 17 May 2023
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Pausing from picking, Cirone took a Fuji apple and sliced off a hunk with a knife.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2023
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That team proposed slicing off the top of Miranda’s skull and then groping down to her brain stem.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 21 Mar. 2024
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Anyone attempting to write about the show would have to find a way to slice off a smaller segment and focus on that.
—Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 June 2023
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How to Clean Morel Mushrooms Cut a thin slice off the bottom of each morel mushroom stem and, if desired, cut the mushrooms in half from stem to tip.
—Sheena Chihak, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Dec. 2023
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How to trim green beans The easiest way to trim green beans is to line them up on a cutting board and slice off the stem end that once connected the bean pod to the rest of the plant.
—Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 23 Oct. 2023
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Instead, try lining up all of the spears on a cutting board and slicing off the ends all at once, cutting where the stalks turn from white into green.
—Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 9 June 2023
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Instead, try lining up all of the spears on a cutting board and slicing off the ends all at once, cutting where the stalks turn from white into green.
—Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2024
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Diners pass around sturdy shanks, each held aloft by the shinbone, using a sharp knife to slice off bits of the dark meat, which is patterned with mold and smells of blue cheese.
—Tim Ecott, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 May 2023
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As often as not, the snap is an undercut, slicing off solemnity at the knees.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024
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Sherman, meanwhile, plays a guest role as a nanny for the president’s son in the finale, whose face is sliced off when a chandelier gets dropped on her.
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 25 Oct. 2023
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Early humans had an easier time eating raw meat due to the creation of stone tools used to slice off more chewable portions.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 24 Jan. 2024
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Heavyweight trucks may soon be prohibited on a stretch of Swan Boulevard in Wauwatosa that passes under a railroad bridge that’s notorious for slicing off the tops of trucks that are too tall to clear it.
—Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2024
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The Los Angeles Times reported in 1994 a poacher sliced off bear claws to be made into jewelry and then smuggled it to countries in Asia, where such commodities can go for thousands of dollars.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 21 May 2024
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The Senate unveiled its own plan last week to slice off $17 billion from the deficit with early cuts, which include delaying and pulling back more than $1 billion to expand early education classrooms and support school facilities.
—Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024
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Although no serious injuries were reported in the previous several years, this year, according to local news media, shrapnel from the explosion of a steel pipe being used to launch fireworks sliced off a man’s arm.
—Yan Zhuang, New York Times, 2 July 2023
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