Paring is an English word with synonyms like sliver or shaving. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Paring in a sentence
Related words
Paring meaning
present participle and gerund of pare
Using Paring
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of pare
- Useful related words include: sliver, shaving, fragment, object.
- In the example corpus, paring often appears in combinations such as: paring knife, paring down, paring back.
Context around Paring
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 10 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Paring
- In this selection, "paring" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, inch, play, despite, knife, down and expectations stand out and add context to how "paring" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 10 before paring back some and 5 inch paring knife is. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "paring" sits close to words such as aachen, abayomi and abbots, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with paring
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It also said it was paring back its domestic schedule as well. (12 words)
The 3.5-inch paring knife is great for delicate or precise cutting. (13 words)
That sounds like it would be a fantastic paring with Taco Rosa’s upscale offerings. (15 words)
One of the most successful sets of trades we made in this portfolio was the paring down of the Philip Morris () position by buying in the low $90/share range and then selling off some of the higher-cost shares with a cost-basis over $100/share. (47 words)
That task is even more daunting now that Disney+ is paring back on series overall; it may be harder to bob and weave on levels of drama in order to keep a general Disney+ audience from cancelling their subscriptions. (39 words)
Overriding or paring back the power of local governments to issue stay-at-home orders appears on a list of urgent priorities for lawmakers to consider, according to a document obtained by The Tribune. (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
I think there may be a more official way to do it with slicing them open with a paring knife, but there is something so playful about opening them this way.
One of the most successful sets of trades we made in this portfolio was the paring down of the Philip Morris () position by buying in the low $90/share range and then selling off some of the higher-cost shares with a cost-basis over $100/share.
The 3.5-inch paring knife is great for delicate or precise cutting.
The giant, which at the peak of the bull cycle was deploying over $20 billion in a quarter, is responding to the new world order by paring back its investments.
Traders have also been paring expectations for cuts to interest rates that could occur next year.
Using a paring knife, score the cut side diagonally both ways to create a criss-cross pattern.
Alongside McCalla and Helena Rohan they pulled their side six clear but Diop wasn't done yet, her three-point play paring it back to three.
However, the Nomads will depend on Christopher Kumwembe’s ability to win aerial balls against the paring of Bullets central defence of Collins Mujuru and Clyde Senaj.
On previous movies, he spent weeks rehearsing actors, watching and understanding how they used space and paring the dialogue.
Semiconductor foundry ) popped sharply higher on Wednesday, gaining about 10% before paring back some of the enthusiasm.
That task is even more daunting now that Disney+ is paring back on series overall; it may be harder to bob and weave on levels of drama in order to keep a general Disney+ audience from cancelling their subscriptions.
Despite paring down some of the features of the Pacifica, the Chrysler Grand Caravan models will still contain some of FCA’s newest technology features.
However, the momentum did not carry into Europe, where the Dow Jones Stoxx 600 is paring yesterday's 2% gain, which was the most in two months.
It also said it was paring back its domestic schedule as well.
Overriding or paring back the power of local governments to issue stay-at-home orders appears on a list of urgent priorities for lawmakers to consider, according to a document obtained by The Tribune.
Run a sharp paring knife around the cake, then carefully remove the ring from the pan.
Shares in Ozon’s leading shareholder, Russian conglomerate Sistema, rose more than 3% in early trade before paring gains.
That sounds like it would be a fantastic paring with Taco Rosa’s upscale offerings.
The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury rose to 0.62% from 0.61% late Tuesday after paring earlier losses.
To cope with the uncertainty of the pandemic, some restaurants and bars are paring down their menus.
Common combinations with paring
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- paring knife 9×
- paring down 8×
- paring back 8×
- and paring 3×
- before paring 3×
- is paring 3×
- with paring 2×
- the paring 2×
- been paring 2×
- by paring 2×