chip badly

Frequency: 7.07.3 per million words

To break a small piece off something, causing significant damage.

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Examples (10)

  • She fell and chipped her tooth badly.
  • The movers dropped the antique vase, and it chipped badly on the corner.
  • Be careful with that crystal glass; it will chip badly if you hit it.
  • This type of cheap dinnerware tends to chip badly after just a few uses.
  • My favorite mug chipped so badly that I had to throw it away.
  • Did you see how badly the paint chipped off the car door?
  • He's upset because the new countertop has already chipped badly.
  • The sculptor was devastated to find his marble statue had chipped badly during transport.
  • The corner of the tile was chipped badly, probably from something heavy being dropped on it.
  • While he was trying to fix it, the stone started to chip badly under the pressure of the tool.