Examples of 'were trimmed' in a sentence

Meaning of "were trimmed"

were trimmed - this phrase indicates that something, like hair, plants, or objects, has been cut or reduced in size. It suggests that a portion has been removed or adjusted to achieve a desired shape or length

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were trimmed
The windows were trimmed with stone.
In this picture all three corners were trimmed.
Trees were trimmed and the place was cleaned.
Thereafter the ends of the tube were trimmed as desired.
Trees were trimmed and cinder paths were laid.
Loose ends of the film were trimmed.
Some scenes were trimmed to tone down the violence.
Before the start of the measurement the samples were trimmed.
They were trimmed and fixed in the oval frame.
Tree branches were trimmed.
The closures were trimmed of excess plastic before insertion.
Any sharp points formed where the tube was cut were trimmed.
Boards were trimmed and sanded.
The wire frame was removed from the mandrel and the ends were trimmed.
Isolated hemispheres were trimmed and then cut using a vibratome.

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Interiors were cloth except on convertibles and Estate wagons which were trimmed with leather.
The folded edges were trimmed off before measurements were made.
The convertibles and Estate wagon were trimmed in leather.
The bones were trimmed to allow access to the bone marrow.
Their original size is unknown because they were trimmed during previous rebindings.
Samples were trimmed so that sections could be collected near the core of the parts.
Any associated lung and thymic tissue were trimmed off and the ascending aorta cannulated.
Skirts were trimmed with bands of contrasting fabric, but were closed all around.
All the injection sites and any gross lesions were trimmed and processed to paraffin blocks.
The platforms were trimmed in the sixties and the building converted into a cafe.
All of the Geraniums were trimmed.
The mushrooms were trimmed and weighed per bag per day.
Sequences of around 20 minutes involving soundtrack were trimmed in these releases.
Skin biopsy specimens were trimmed of excess dermis and divided into sections.
Before transportation, the ends of the stick were trimmed to a pyramid shape.
The polymeric materials were trimmed to allow the leaflet and base tools to be separated.
Devier was in that interrogation room because trees were trimmed on the victim 's street.
Observation sites were trimmed from the auricula and trachea with a razor without demineralization.
Many of the film 's political themes were trimmed or removed completely.
Many things were trimmed otherwise this would be a 4 hour movie.
Using a scalpel and ruler, constructs were trimmed to the desired size.
Further scenes were trimmed after filming following input from NBC.
Using scissors, both ends of the leaflet frame were trimmed to follow frame contour.
Lymphatic tags were trimmed from the serosal surface of the ICL.
After all the pancreata were harvested, excess fat and lymph nodes were trimmed off.
The window openings were trimmed with bright metal moldings.
After braiding the long stent, the wire portions gathered beyond the mandrel end were trimmed.
Our Easter bonnets were trimmed with pink rosebuds.
Starting in 1973, the taillights were mounted from the outside and were trimmed in chrome.
That is the way quills were trimmed in the Middle Ages.
Classes were trimmed back and, within a year, the institute was operating on budget.
Most Christmas trees of the time were trimmed with hand made ornaments.
The vertebrae were trimmed of all processes, leaving only the vertebral body for testing.
The heart was removed, and the atria and great vessels were trimmed from the ventricle.
Many of them were trimmed with fur, especially faux.

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