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01. I don't want you to cut my hair; I just want it [trimmed] a bit.

02. She has a [trim] figure despite the fact that she's the mother of three children.

03. The dog's fur needs a [trim] because it's covering his eyes.

04. We need to [trim] back the rose bush a bit because it's hanging over the railing, and scratching people as they walk down the stairs.

05. The company was able to [trim] costs by computerizing its accounting system.

06. She was wearing a beautiful black dress with red [trim] along the bottom.

07. Bonsai trees are created by regularly [trimming] the roots and branches of the plant to keep it from growing to its normal size.

08. The hood of this jacket is [trimmed] with fake fur.

09. The workforce had to be [trimmed] by about 10%, due to a decrease in sales.

10. I always have to [trim] the fat off the meat before serving it; otherwise, the children simply won't touch it.

11. My parents live in a [trim] little house in the east end of the city.

12. Goats usually need to have their hooves [trimmed] about once a month.

13. If the average man never [trimmed] his beard, it would grow about 27 feet long during his lifetime.

14. The roots of bonsai trees are constantly [trimmed] to keep the trees from growing very big.

15. The increase in the value of the Canadian dollar, and the subsequent decrease in exports, has forced the central bank to [trim] its forecast for economic growth to 2.8 percent this year.