Sentence examples for chop from inspiring English sources

The word "chop" is correct and usable in written English
You can use it as a verb to mean to cut into smaller pieces with a quick motion, as in "She chopped the vegetables for the soup," or as a noun to refer to a cut of meat, as in "I bought a pork chop for dinner."

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chop

noun

A cut of meat, often containing a section of a rib.

  • I only like lamb chops with mint jelly.

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Dinner could be jerk pork chop with black beans, followed by local black pineapple, grilled and served with rum and raisin ice-cream.

Other rock stars to have fallen foul of the law include former Stone Roses singer Ian Brown, who spent two months in prison after threatening to chop off an air stewardess's hands during a flight.

Set aside to cool and harden, then chop half the brittle into roughly 1cm pieces (keep the rest in an airtight container as a nibble).

Coarsely grind or chop the walnuts so you have a chunky rubble, then stir in the ground almonds and slivered pistachios, followed by the zest, salt (if using), cardamom and 5tbsp of melted butter.

Squeeze out well and finely chop the stalks and roughly chop the leaves.

Leave them to cool, then chop them roughly.

Meanwhile, laws protecting the Chilean pine tree state that only the great-grandson of the man who planted the tree can chop it down, and while legislation allows public workers to strike, they must make up their hours another time.

Yes, he was right to point to the things Lib Dems in government had stopped (it's OK, they wanted to chop your whole leg off, but we stopped them at the knee) and the very real achievements in pupil premium and raising the income tax threshold, but he didn't clearly articulate what we were for apart from toning down the Tories.

Roughly chop the thyme leaves – it will help to release their essential oils – then stir them into the honey and bring it to the boil.

However, universities are facing increasing cuts, and often it's these vital welfare services that are the first to face the chop.

Roughly chop the chocolate and put it into a small saucepan with the butter.

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