Words similar to paring

Example sentences for: paring

How can you use “paring” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

In an editorial Monday, it criticized Canada and the United States for paring down foreign aid at a time when poverty was growing in the sub-Saharan region.
The Secret Service was also interested in refueling the aircraft and paring down the size of the traveling party.
[It is not simply a matter of reinstating Paring Pairs --I have to make them up, and after several years of doing so, my mind ran dry.
I enjoy VERBATIM so much and thank you; but I really miss the Paring Pairs game.
If I am again touched by the muse, Paring Pairs may appear again.