Examples of 'been whittled' in a sentence
Meaning of "been whittled"
been whittled: This phrase means to have been gradually reduced, diminished, or narrowed down over time. It is often used to describe something that has been trimmed, pared down, or simplified
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been whittled
The rights of indigenous people have been whittled away.
That has been whittled down over the opening weekend.
So many important programs and services already have been whittled.
Their numbers have been whittled down until only four remain.
In the eleven years since, my ambitions have been whittled down.
Harvey 's been whittled down to expect very little of the city.
The office of the inspector general has been whittled down to the bone.
The audition had been whittled down to ten students, including me.
Back in Hollywood, the production code had gradually been whittled away.
Non-recyclable waste has now been whittled down to some eight grams per vehicle.
Once again, the powers of the European Parliament have been whittled away.
Harvey 's been whittled down to expect very little of the city . The case is closed.
This is precisely why The Hobbit should 've been whittled down to two movies.
So it 's been whittled down and I am furious.
We're part of a larger militia, but… we have been whittled down one by one.
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It 's been whittled down to seven, the winners from each group.
Al-Qaeda and the Taliban have been whittled down to small wolf packs.
However, recently in the US, some of those rights have been whittled away.
That list has been whittled down to 5.
The class of small proprietors, rural and urban, has been whittled down.
This number has now been whittled down to 34 . The matter is clearly being resolved.
While they haven't been destroyed, both have been whittled away at.
The field of 400 has been whittled down to just six players.
Harvey's been whittled down to expect… very little… of the city.
The winners from each group. It's been whittled down to seven.
The group has been whittled down to 10, and two will compete in the June 21 final.
Three years later, it has been whittled down to 13.
But now that number has been whittled down to 780.
The candidate pool has now been whittled down to 100.
By halftime, that 12-point advantage had been whittled down to four points.
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I see you whittled them down a bit
In subsequent years this directive was whittled away
I whittled it myself out of a solid bough of oak
