Examples of 'whittle down' in a sentence

Meaning of "whittle down"

Whittle down: This phrase means to gradually reduce or decrease something in size, amount, or extent through a process of careful cutting, shaving or carving
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  • To reduce gradually by removing pieces.

How to use "whittle down" in a sentence

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I am gonna have to whittle down this list.
Whittle down the suspects.
Gonna take a few hours to whittle down.
They finally whittle down the skyscraper by firing machine guns into it.
I think we would better whittle down her schedule.
Whittle down the breastbone into the most expensive chopsticks money can buy.
What do you say we whittle down the list.
We whittle down hundreds of choices before selecting the final batch to purchase and test.
Which still does not whittle down the list much.
It helps whittle down a large list options to a smaller one to the eventual final decision.
And as the judges continue to whittle down the competition.
Even as I whittle down your force man by man until you agree to my terms.
Identify your goals beforehand to whittle down the list of contenders.
Whittle down your demographics to mirror your ideal customers,.
Steal the supplies and whittle down the armies numbers.

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Multiple drafts of the budget may be required to whittle down costs.
He admits of no exception to whittle down this great and divine law of love.
Whittle down the number of time-killing games to one or two.
You guys attack that and whittle down his body.
You just have to whittle down the emitter to about the size of an iPod.
Inflation has long been a surefire way to whittle down mountains of debt.
I need your help to whittle down my list of suspects in the selfie scandal.
Do not hesitate to reduce services that are unnecessary or to whittle down your monthly obligations.
You just have to whittle down the emitter to abou the size of an iPod.
Prepare a series of questions to ask attendees to help you whittle down the candidates.
The new president wants to whittle down spending on health care to a bare minimum.
It is also possible to use devastator attacks to whittle down a base 's health.
To help whittle down the field, sketch a picture of your ideal client.
The old girl is probably trying to whittle down the price by inviting him here.
Whittle down the suspects . Find the killer.
Use these key considerations to whittle down your list of potential opportunities.
Mr. vanson, this court intends to whittle down.
The answers to these questions will whittle down your options and sharpen your strategy.
I lost track, but I know it 's starting to whittle down.
Continue to repeat these steps to whittle down her health bar and beat Medusa.
Whittle down, you understand? … the relevant evidence. Mr. Vanson, this court intends to whittle down.
One way to do that, whittle down the competition.
I was able to whittle down the search, and that yielded this interesting pattern.
And when she did, it seemed to whittle down the fears.
For example, you can whittle down your choices to just two and then flip a coin.
Again, two acts will be eliminated tonight to whittle down the finalists to eight.
Then we whittle down who is anyone Children?
I've tried my hand at everything… trying to whittle down the right profession for myself.
I will whittle down all your Bane Particles!
Sickness, exhaustion and police harassment have also helped whittle down their numbers.
I am gonna have to whittle down this list . Let us see.
With more than a quarter of a million applicants, how does Facebook whittle down the applicant pool?
And it began to whittle down at the end of the year.".
NASA expects it will take 1 ½ years to whittle down the list.
Regrettable, we had to whittle down our choices to five incredibly deserving winners . ”.

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I am gonna have to whittle down this list
You whittle them down to a shortlist of ten
We are now able to whittle away at them
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