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“Chiseled” or “Chiselled”

Language

Chiseled and chiselled are both English terms.

Usage

Chiseled is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while chiselled is predominantly used in 🇬🇧 British English (used in UK/AU/NZ) (en-GB).

In terms of actual appearance and usage, here's a breakdown by country, with usage level out of 100 (if available) 👇:

Term US UK India Philippines Canada Australia Liberia Ireland New Zealand Jamaica Trinidad & Tobago Guyana
chiseled 98 79 76 92 93 78 0 100 88 0 0 0
chiselled 2 21 24 8 7 22 0 0 12 0 0 0

  • In the United States, there is a preference for "chiseled" over "chiselled" (98 to 2).
  • In the United Kingdom, there is a preference for "chiseled" over "chiselled" (79 to 21).
  • In India, there is a preference for "chiseled" over "chiselled" (76 to 24).
  • In the Philippines, there is a preference for "chiseled" over "chiselled" (92 to 8).
  • In Canada, there is a preference for "chiseled" over "chiselled" (93 to 7).
  • In Australia, there is a preference for "chiseled" over "chiselled" (78 to 22).
  • In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "chiseled" and "chiselled".
  • In Ireland, there is a preference for "chiseled" over "chiselled" (100 to 0).
  • In New Zealand, there is a preference for "chiseled" over "chiselled" (88 to 12).
  • In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "chiseled" and "chiselled".
  • In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "chiseled" and "chiselled".
  • In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "chiseled" and "chiselled".
Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use chiseled or chiselled with sample sentences.

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Examples in Context

Examples of “chiseled”

  • . a tough but sensitively chiseled nose and faunlike mouth surrounded
  • Gosdin's "Chiseled in Stone", co-written with Barnes,
  • Two chiseled grooves about one foot apart
  • marine life were being hammered, chiseled, and even dynamited from the
  • cross potent formy with decorative chiseled border and with inset white
  • of the power station was chiseled out of blocks pulled from
  • wholly responsible for the sculpted, chiseled look of many celebrities and
  • the church's construction were chiefly chiseled stones welded together using mortar
  • with style: love of learning chiseled the man.
  • obtain the high, contoured and chiseled cheekbones they have.

Examples of “chiselled”

  • names now had to be chiselled; over in Roßbach, the 1931
  • and artists; it has been chiselled, painted, described and sung about
  • amorphous verse into more sharply chiselled measures."
  • Armenian sculptor Levon Tokmadjian, who chiselled them on site, at the
  • is covered with carved and chiselled mythological figures of all sizes.
  • emperor Alexander Severus (died 235) chiselled off.
  • dries hard and can be chiselled away with a knife afterwards
  • Dankanacharya chiselled the place where the flaw
  • of the presiding deity being chiselled away, the daily rituals have
  • whipped his face, icy gales chiselled the warmth from his body


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