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Example sentences for: winnowed

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It's true that if the programs aren't winnowed down, not much changes apart from the stationery.
The book was winnowed from more than 800 pages to about half that length in a ham-handed editing process that would have horrified Hemingway, who carefully chose every word he wrote.
Then the grain is dried in the sun, covering the squares and streets of villages, and is winnowed by tossing it in the air from round trays.
While there are a few too many drawings by various accomplished hands "after" Michelangelo originals, this show feels winnowed down and sharply focused.