War is a poor chisel to carve out tomorrow. From LearnThat.org. [Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968).]
chisel the marble. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
He would only chisel from a widow he might have married. From Wordnik.com. [Lorelei] Reference
Perhaps then the soft copper chisel is not so poor a tool after all. From Wordnik.com. [William Golding - Nobel Lecture] Reference
Another use for the chisel is the cutting of tins. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 4] Reference
The principal part of a chisel is the cutting edge. From Wordnik.com. [My Life and Work] Reference
The chisel is a long flat piece, filled into a handle of wood. From Wordnik.com. [A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 16] Reference
Paring with the chisel is the method used in cutting stop chamfers. From Wordnik.com. [Handwork in Wood] Reference
From the vale wafts a sharp citrus; from the city call the chisel taps of hasty repair. From Wordnik.com. [The Rik Files] Reference
PARING away the waste material with a chisel is the next step, and this is shown at Fig. 68. From Wordnik.com. [Woodwork Joints How they are Set Out, How Made and Where Used.] Reference
Why must a carving chisel, which is beaten by a wooden cudgel, have a metal ring at the upper handle?. From Wordnik.com. [2. Splitting and Carving Tools] Reference
The chisel is a knife designed to be struck with a mallet, while the saw is a knife shaped with a row of mini-blades. From Wordnik.com. [Humanity's Unseen Weapons] Reference
The cutting effect of the chisel is achieved by hammering on the head end of the chisel, which is an energy and time consuming operation. From Wordnik.com. [1. Purpose of chipping] Reference
Then, using one stone as a kind of chisel and the other as a hammer, he assaulted the lock. From Wordnik.com. [The Thief of Always]
It has the same kind of chisel-teeth, sharp claws, and long tail, and it lives very much in the same way as a mouse. From Wordnik.com. [Friends in Feathers and Fur, and Other Neighbors For Young Folks] Reference
I then took a chisel and cut a hole six inches down. From Wordnik.com. [Farm drainage The Principles, Processes, and Effects of Draining Land with Stones, Wood, Plows, and Open Ditches, and Especially with Tiles] Reference
The head must be cut through with chisel or a fine saw. From Wordnik.com. [Home Taxidermy for Pleasure and Profit A Guide for Those Who Wish to Prepare and Mount Animals, Birds, Fish, Reptiles, etc., for Home, Den, or Office Decoration] Reference
Nature's chisel had carved out a Madonna and her child. From Wordnik.com. [The Bishop of Cottontown A Story of the Southern Cotton Mills] Reference
The cunning of the chisel of a Canova could not make an enduring. From Wordnik.com. [History of the Thirty-Ninth Congress of the United States] Reference
Shake well to prevent bubbles and when hardened chisel away the mold. From Wordnik.com. [Home Taxidermy for Pleasure and Profit A Guide for Those Who Wish to Prepare and Mount Animals, Birds, Fish, Reptiles, etc., for Home, Den, or Office Decoration] Reference
Do your inner work to chisel away at those worries, fears and doubts. From Wordnik.com. [Agapi Stassinopoulos: Is Your Longing Preventing You From Actualizing Your Dreams?] Reference
"Looks like the same one," replied Rand, taking the chisel in his hand. From Wordnik.com. [The Boy Scouts Patrol] Reference
A chisel at one end, and point at the other, is found best in most cases. From Wordnik.com. [Farm drainage The Principles, Processes, and Effects of Draining Land with Stones, Wood, Plows, and Open Ditches, and Especially with Tiles] Reference
No one could be buried there without the aid of dynamite and a cold chisel. From Wordnik.com. [Pan-Islam] Reference
In that case I take a chisel and chisel off the bark where it is hide-bound. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Eleventh Annual Meeting Washington, D. C. October 7 and 8, 1920] Reference
There researchers broke open the extraterrestrial rock with a hammer and chisel. From Wordnik.com. [Ancient Water From Afar] Reference
He hands me a small hammer and chisel and I begin to demolish the pitiful creature. From Wordnik.com. [Boiling the Dog's Head] Reference
Your shape is of a curve that defies Pi — bring the sculptor a needle, not a chisel. From Wordnik.com. [Keeping a Picture] Reference
She noticed a chisel lying behind the stone on which she sat; she turned and picked it up. From Wordnik.com. [Flamsted quarries] Reference
Along with the chisel-chinned cowboy, Intel Inside is one of the most recognized brands in America. From Wordnik.com. [A 'Lesson' For Intel] Reference
I told them that no chisel or hammer should be applied for me; but I picked up a little piece at its base. From Wordnik.com. [A Woman's Life-Work — Labors and Experiences] Reference
He then began the tedious process of outlining it by hand with a graver and afterward finished it with a chisel. From Wordnik.com. [The Building of a Book A Series of Practical Articles Written by Experts in the Various Departments of Book Making and Distributing] Reference
We had gone but few rods before a carriage drove to the tomb, and the chisel and hammer were flaking off keepsakes for four men. From Wordnik.com. [A Woman's Life-Work — Labors and Experiences] Reference
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