"Whittled" Example Sentences
1. The boy whittled a point on the stick to make a spear.
2. He spent an hour carefully whittling the piece of wood into a bear figurine.
3. The Woodsman's hands have been whittled rough by decades of carving wooden objects.
4. The children were amazed at the artfully whittled wooden toys the Woodcarver had made.
5. The prisoner whittled a sharp piece of wood to use as a shiv.
6. He sat on the porch whittling pieces of wood into various shapes.
7. The artist whittled chunks of soapstone into miniature sculptures.
8. The sailor's hand was calloused and whittled from years of working on ropes and rigging.
9. The old man's fingernails had whittled down to mere stubs.
10. The refugee's meager rations had whittled him down to skin and bones.
11. Their savings had been whittled away to almost nothing over the past few years.
12. Prices have been whittled down to rock bottom levels to clear out leftover inventory.
13. Over time, opposing arguments whittled away at her once firm convictions.
14. Ice chips have whittled deep notches into the shady side of the stone.
15. The sculptor slowly whittled the block of marble into a graceful swan.
16. The old knife's blade has been whittled thin from years of sharpening.
17. Her self-confidence had been whittled down over the years of bullying.
18. The soldiers whittled small figurines from scraps of wood to pass the time.
19. The rough edge of the piece of wood needed to be whittled smooth.
20. The rival company gradually whittled away at their market share over the last few quarters.
21. The prisoner had whittled a spoon from a discarded coconut shell.
22. His patience had been whittled away to nothing after years of frustration.
23. The whistle was carved from a piece of willow and whittled into the shape of a bird.
24. Their once healthy savings had been whittled down nearly to nothing over the past few months.
25. The fisherman whittled hooks and lures from bits of driftwood.
26. Staff numbers had been whittled down to the bare minimum needed to operate the facility.
27. Their opposition to the plan had been whittled down to a few minor points.
28. The prosecutor's questions whittled away at the defendant's alibi in court.
29. The ends of the wooden post needed to be whittled to fit into the holes.
30. The actors waiting for their cues whittled the time away by chatting.
31. The worn wooden handle of the knife needed to be whittled to fit my hand comfortably.
32. The rock has been whittled by centuries of wind and rain into a smooth egg shape.
33. The retired sailor whittled detailed figurines of ships as a hobby.
34. Their initial demands had been whittled down until only a few remained.
35. The prison guards searched the inmates for any bits of wood or stone that could be whittled into weapons.
36. The old man's mind had been whittled sharp by years of reading and contemplation.
37. The spy had whittled a hole in the wooden grating to observe the room below.
38. His health had been whittled down by years of neglect.
39. The rising costs had whittled away at their once comfortable profit margins.
40. The young couple's patience had been whittled down to nothing by the constant arguing.
41. Their numbers had been whittled down to a fraction of their former selves.
42. The investigator's questions slowly whittled away at the suspect's story.
43. The refitted sails of the old ship had been whittled thin by storms at sea.
44. The hole in the fence had been whittled larger by curious neighborhood cats.
45. The wooden statue had been carefully whittled by hand over the course of many months.
46. The boy's stick pony was whittled from a piece of fallen willow branch.
47. The heavy stone had been whittled by glacier meltwater into a rough oval shape.
48. The prisoner whittled a sharpened point on a piece of wood to use as a weapon.
49. The opposition's support had been whittled down to a handful of die-hard holdouts.
50. The keyhole had been slightly whittled to allow a makeshift key to fit.
51. His patience had been almost whittled away at this point.
52. The support beams had been whittled away by years of rot and termites.
53. The opposition's numbers have been steadily whittled down over the past few days.
54. The knife blade had been so often honed that it had been whittled thin.
55. The detective's questions whittled away at the suspect's alibi.
56. The soldier whittled small figurines from bits of scrap wood to give to the local children.
57. The thief had whittled a hole through the wood panel to unlock the door from the inside.
58. The businessman's health had been whittled down by years of stress and overwork.
59. His patience has been whittled down to almost nothing over the past few months.
60. The prisoner whittled a sliver of wood into a sharp point to use as a weapon.
Common Phases
whittled down to - reduced drastically in number, size, or amount.
The opposition's support has been
whittled down to a handful of die-hard holdouts.
whittled away/off - gradually reduce or diminish something over time.
Cost increases had
whittled away at their profit margins.
whittled down - reduced in size, number, or amount; lessened.
Their initial demands had been
whittled down until only a few remained.
whittled away - reduced or diminished over time, usually gradually.
His health had been
whittled away by years of neglect.
whittled out of - carved or shaped out of, especially by whittling.
The whistle was carved out of a piece of willow and
whittled into the shape of a bird.
whittled down to skin and bones - to become extremely thin or emaciated.
The refugee had been
whittled down to skin and bones.
whittled sharp - made very keen,pointed, or acute, especially by whittling.
The old man's mind had been
whittled sharp by years of reading and contemplation.
Hope this helps cover some common phrases using "
whittled!" Let me know if you have any other questions.