How To Use Chip away at In A Sentence
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Mr Zittrain fears that the rise of tethered appliances will inevitably chip away at the freedom of the internet and personal computing, which many take for granted.
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Although this bodes well for him, it doesn't chip away at the tarnish the troubled superstar brings to professional basketball.
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When he stopped, he pulled out a chisel and a hammer and began to chip away at the rock.
Christianity Today
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Instead of an outright coup attempt, the rebels want to chip away at her authority.
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He used a hammer and chisel to chip away at the wall.
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So I'm pig-headedly refusing to take out my chisel and chip away at any slight imperfections.
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Instead of an outright coup attempt, the rebels want to chip away at her authority.
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In therapy, we chip away at this, bit by bit.
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Oystercatchers may wedge the shells into a crevice and chip away at the lip.
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The best rewriting method in this case is the simplest: by correcting one problem you chip away at the others.
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Instead of an outright coup attempt, the rebels want to chip away at her authority.
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You just chip away at the drawing board.
Times, Sunday Times
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Oystercatchers may wedge the shells into a crevice and chip away at the lip.
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You just chip away at the drawing board.
Times, Sunday Times
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President Obama himself has faced a stinging rebuke from congress for his comments about lawmakers '"obsession" with the war, and the Out of Afghanistan Caucus continues to chip away at what little apatite for war remains in congress.
Josh Mull: All politics is local: Al-Qa'eda and the Afghanistan War
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They will chip away at any self-deception during the gruelling group sessions, which are at the heart of the programme - though psychodrama and art therapy are also used.
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He used a hammer and chisel to chip away at the wall.
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In therapy, we chip away at this, bit by bit.
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Instead of an outright coup attempt, the rebels want to chip away at her authority.
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It may be possible to chip away at recalcitrant citizens by portraying the obstinate allies as mischievous or worse.
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The group had hoped to chip away at its debts by selling assets.
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The findings dovetail with on-going research into mechanisms we employ to boost our self-esteem, particularly in an environment where job insecurity, secularism and changing roles tend to chip away at it.
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Tomorrow I have to grade a slightly smaller scad of papers, finish prepping one of my classes for Monday, and chip away at three work reports that are due on Friday.
Archive 2008-03-01
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Ehrlich's energetic performance is likely to hearten his supporters, but O'Malley didn't appear to stumble, using the debate to detail his administration's accomplishments, chip away at his opponent's credibility and appeal to the Washington area's interests.
O'Malley, Ehrlich vigorously debate social issues, Purple Line
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When he stopped, he pulled out a chisel and a hammer and began to chip away at the rock.
Christianity Today
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So I'm pig-headedly refusing to take out my chisel and chip away at any slight imperfections.
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But will calling fertilized eggs "little children" help them chip away at abortion rights?
RHRealityCheck.org
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When he stopped, he pulled out a chisel and a hammer and began to chip away at the rock.
Christianity Today
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There are continuous attempts to chip away at abortion rights, especially in the US.
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So how can you chip away at the anti-vax lobby?
Times, Sunday Times
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(In any film about solidarity, lingerie is the shorthand for emergency sluthood.) "You have your fancy gardens and your nice houses," Crystal says, and proceeds to chip away at Mary's fantasy of marital bliss.
The New Yorker
