| 1. | But to chisel with free stroke the heads and limbs of plenteou. - from Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman |
| 2. | "Have you the chisel and the bags Great Scott Jump, Archie, jump, and I'll swing for it. - from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle |
| 3. | It was evident that a chisel or strong knife had been thrust in, and the lock forced back with it. - from Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle |
| 4. | The chisel had made three or four of these attempts at embellishment over his nose, but had given them up without an effort to smooth them off. - from Great Expectations by Charles Dickens |
| 5. | "Tell me, I beseech you, what ails you" cried Dantes, letting his chisel fall to the floor. - from The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, Pere |
| 6. | Marius heard him lay something heavy on the table, probably the chisel which he had purchased. - from Les Miserables by Victor Hugo |
| 7. | Very high finish was seldom attempted, the marks of the chisel often being left showing in the stonework. - from The Practice and Science Of Drawing by Harold Speed |
| 8. | And if the broad side of the chisel point is used when a dark mass is wanted, the edge can constantly be kept sharp. - from The Practice and Science Of Drawing by Harold Speed |
| 9. | Sticks of hard, pointed rubber are everywhere sold, which, cut in a chisel shape, work beautifully on red chalk drawings. - from The Practice and Science Of Drawing by Harold Speed |