chop

Example Sentences

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Poorly performing funds are most likely to get the chop.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

You lay the chop down in a hot pan and leave it alone.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026

"Burger" and "sausage" survived the chop, as did "escalope".

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

"There is no-one to chop firewood for winter to heat our stoves," they added in an exchange shown on state TV.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

Once a soup was in the making, Nokomis left Angeline to stir and called Omakayas to come along and help chop taps to open the maples.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich