A handsome man with a clipped moustache. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
A clipped upper-class accent. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Verb (used without object) : He clipped along the highway on his motorcycle. From Dictionary.com.
Noun : a clip on the jaw. ,at a rapid clip. From Dictionary.com.
When he spoke, it was in short, clipped sentences. From Wordnik.com. [Leave a Message for Willie]
The following is clipped from the American Baptist. From Wordnik.com. [Life and History of the Rev. Elijah P. Marrs, First Pastor of Beargrass Baptist Church, and Author] Reference
I whipped out my guide clipped from the Miami Herald. From Wordnik.com. [November 2004] Reference
I turned to my two colleagues and in clipped tones said "Check me". From Wordnik.com. [The Slater-Walker Formula] Reference
Dodge asked, reading the name on the tag clipped to the nurse’s top. From Wordnik.com. [Tough Customer] Reference
"I speak in short-clipped sentences and keep my head very still," Eisenberg said. From Wordnik.com. [VIDEO: Jesse Eisenberg and Mark Zuckerberg Finally Meet on Saturday Night Live] Reference
The wounded man pointed to the westward too and argued in short clipped-off sentences. From Wordnik.com. [King of the Khyber Rifles] Reference
"We are in full combat readiness," Akhmat Bakiyev said, speaking in short, clipped sentences. From Wordnik.com. [Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7] Reference
This was clipped from the English version of the 1944 film, What is Disease?, from the United. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Indonesia girl dies from bird flu, 3 undergo tests] Reference
When this boy took a seat, a young girl read some verses that she had clipped from a newspaper. From Wordnik.com. [Beautiful Joe: An Autobiography] Reference
LadyLydiaSpeaks said ... the ribbon used to tie this little book was clipped from a used gift bag. From Wordnik.com. [Handmade Book Made Easily] Reference
Somewhere in all my wanderings I've lost the original of this I clipped from a Sunday comics section. From Wordnik.com. [December 2008] Reference
She answered him in short, clipped sentences, and hadn't volunteered any conversation the whole ride home. From Wordnik.com. [A Man for Marley]
On the road he re-read a paragraph he had clipped from the Charlottown Daily Enterprise of the previous day. From Wordnik.com. [Chronicles of Avonlea] Reference
New header graphic clipped from a picture of a thunderstorm forming over the Atlantic Ocean, at Crescent Beach, FL. From Wordnik.com. [Scripting News for 4/3/2006 « Scripting News Annex] Reference
The above sentence, clipped from a multi-page letter received May 4, 2001 and signed by Stormhawk states: I HAVE NEVER. From Wordnik.com. [Heroes or Villains?] Reference
This was clipped from the English version of the 1944 film, What is Disease?, from the United States Information Service. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Indonesia girl dies from bird flu, 3 undergo tests] Reference
One of the men brought with him a piece of barbed wire, clipped from the German entanglements two hundred and fifty yards away. From Wordnik.com. [Kitchener's Mob Adventures of an American in the British Army] Reference
Second, it would be useful if dates-received, read, flagged, or "clipped" - were possible criteria in Smart Lists. From Wordnik.com. [MyAppleMenu] Reference
I will just add to this, a quote I clipped from the ‘net. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Defining ‘heckuva job.’] Reference
My dad sent me this one (clipped from the paper, in an envelope, via post. From Wordnik.com. [Requiem for a Wordie] Reference
It was several days later that he first noticed the tiny tag clipped beneath the rear of one wing. From Wordnik.com. [Snakes Eyes]
He asked Lissa how ballet was going and about school, and she answered him in short, clipped phrases. From Wordnik.com. [Bitter Harvest] Reference
Hyesal had never been known for his unwillingness to call a clipped coin, no matter who had tendered it. From Wordnik.com. [Wellspring of Chaos]
Basically, got a graze, which just kind of clipped the edge of my neck. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 14, 2002] Reference
If these charges do not extend to the shield edges, they are described as "clipped". From Wordnik.com. [Concordance A Terran Empire concordance] Reference
They even closed the air space down to keep -- they kind of clipped my wings you can say. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 5, 2008] Reference
The local flock was started with "clipped" birds who were recaptured every fall. From Wordnik.com. [WHAT REALLY HAPPENED] Reference
You can read "clipped" stories elsewhere, too, but for today I'm focusing on the iPhone side of the equation. From Wordnik.com. [Techworld.com News] Reference
(You can read "clipped" stories elsewhere, too, but for today I'm focusing on the iPhone side of the equation.). From Wordnik.com. [PCWorld] Reference
She said each word clipped and hard. From Wordnik.com. [What Would Emma Do?] Reference
There wasn’t that kind of clipped, English, third-person prose bit going on. From Wordnik.com. [The Younger Side of Nick Hornby] Reference
"" I reached my hand back and accidentally clipped him on the nose. From Wordnik.com. [Stone Cold Crazy!] Reference
I took one and clipped off the end with the little handheld guillotine that Hampton offered. From Wordnik.com. [Macanudos On The Rocks] Reference
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