clippers

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

And you learned that thanks to the clippers.

From Slate • May 6, 2026

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 • Dec. 8, 2025

Crouched in cold mud under a thin Spring rain, vineyard employee Élodie Bonet snaps off unwanted vine shoots with her fingers and pruning clippers.

From BBC • May 25, 2025

At his new prison, inmates can buy their own razors and nail clippers from the canteen.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2025

The next man follows with the clippers and shaves my head clean in five quick passes.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper