Sentence examples for clipped from inspiring English sources

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clipped

verb

Past of clip

Exact(60)

"I know the public just stop listening when we speak in a language of the Westminster village that is about a clipped political soundbite," he said.

A lightweight set of nylon rungs is then clipped with a carabiner and the climber will move high enough up the rungs to place another piece.

Moments later, Bastian Schweinsteiger leaps to head a clipped Lahm cross from the right across the goalkeeper and inside the right post, only to see his effort saved.

Now, if jeans need to be clipped on a mannequin – even half a mannequin – in order to look good, they will sure as hell look a hot mess on any actual human being.

Tom clipped on the dog's lead and they left his flat to walk in streets where houses were packed like wheat.

When Ritchie burst down the right flank and clipped over a cross for Marc Pugh beyond the far post, the winger gathered, twisted and teed the ball up on to his left foot.

The Brazilian latched on to Adrian's exquisite back-heel and clipped a deflected shot over the helpless Gorka Iraizoz to put Depor two up.

However, two incidents later in the first half demonstrated how Di María could sprint past his man with ease – first, after a sublime first touch, Rooney clipped the ball into his path, although Di María refused to shoot first time.

The forward then clipped it over Syme but sent his volley wide.

The teenage opener Usman Ghani clipped a leg-stump half-volley to straight midwicket in the first over from Australia's first-change and Asghar Stanikzai's attempt to counterattack resulted in a scythe down to third man, where Smith ran back and avoided a collision with Mitchell Marsh to take a steepling catch.

Devendra Bishoo, who was to concede 177 runs in the innings from 51 overs, was hit straight for six and slog-swept for another, while Jason Holder was clipped powerfully over midwicket to the rope.

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