slice off
phrasal verb
sliced off; slicing off; slices off
: to remove (something) by cutting : to cut off (something) with a sharp object (such as a knife)
Slice off the excess fat after you cook the steak.
—often used figurativelyThe salesperson sliced 10 percent off the cost of the car.
Examples of slice off in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Heavyweight trucks may soon be prohibited on a stretch of Swan Boulevard in Wauwatosa that passes under a railroad bridge that’s notorious for slicing off the tops of trucks that are too tall to clear it.
—
Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2024
The Senate unveiled its own plan last week to slice off $17 billion from the deficit with early cuts, which include delaying and pulling back more than $1 billion to expand early education classrooms and support school facilities.
—Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024
That team proposed slicing off the top of Miranda’s skull and then groping down to her brain stem.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 21 Mar. 2024
Instead, try lining up all of the spears on a cutting board and slicing off the ends all at once, cutting where the stalks turn from white into green.
—Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2024
As often as not, the snap is an undercut, slicing off solemnity at the knees.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024
Line up all the spears in a row and slice off the ends simultaneously.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 1 Mar. 2024
One variation is to grate the corn rather than slice off the kernels.
—Julia Turshen, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
Early humans had an easier time eating raw meat due to the creation of stone tools used to slice off more chewable portions.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 24 Jan. 2024
Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2024
The Senate unveiled its own plan last week to slice off $17 billion from the deficit with early cuts, which include delaying and pulling back more than $1 billion to expand early education classrooms and support school facilities.
—Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024
That team proposed slicing off the top of Miranda’s skull and then groping down to her brain stem.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 21 Mar. 2024
Instead, try lining up all of the spears on a cutting board and slicing off the ends all at once, cutting where the stalks turn from white into green.
—Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2024
As often as not, the snap is an undercut, slicing off solemnity at the knees.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024
Line up all the spears in a row and slice off the ends simultaneously.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 1 Mar. 2024
One variation is to grate the corn rather than slice off the kernels.
—Julia Turshen, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
Early humans had an easier time eating raw meat due to the creation of stone tools used to slice off more chewable portions.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 24 Jan. 2024
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'slice off.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Dictionary Entries Near slice off
Cite this Entry
“Slice off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slice%20off. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share