clippers

Example Sentences

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She said he had a naturally hairy upper body - and in the summer months would shave his chest, using clippers and a wet razor.

From BBC

Hundreds of clippers, schooners, sloops, barges, ferries, and steamboats raised and lowered their flags to honor the Arctic heroes.

From Literature

A smaller percentage of babies get the disease by sharing food, nail clippers or other common household items with their fathers, grandparents or day-care teachers.

From Los Angeles Times

Transporting passengers to the gold fields of California and racing to get the first spring tea from China to New York and London drove the rise of extreme clippers.

From The Wall Street Journal

Even a small cut from shared nail clippers risks infection, data show.

From Los Angeles Times