CHOPPY in a Sentence

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For CHOPPY, below is one of 5 sentences:
But by March the ice was rough and choppy, and the snow on the river bluffs was grey and mournful-looking.

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 Meanings and Examples of CHOPPY
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choppy
 a.  having many small waves; rough with small waves
Classic Sentence:
1  But by March the ice was rough and choppy, and the snow on the river bluffs was grey and mournful-looking.
My Antonia By Willa Cather
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2. The Hired Girls: VII
2  But there was a breeze blowing, a choppy, stiff wind that whipped the water into froth.
The Awakening By Kate Chopin
Context  Highlight   In VII
3  There was springing up a choppy wind, and I could not leave the helm.
Dracula By Bram Stoker
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VII
Example Sentence:
1  Smaller is sometimes best on calm days, but bigger is better in choppy water.
2  The warm air will becalm the choppy waves.