clippers

Example Sentences

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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

Alcaraz told reporters that he had simply wanted a haircut before the tournament, but one of his brothers “misunderstood” how to use the clippers.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 26, 2025

He is meticulously cutting a member of staff's hair with a pair of clippers, and says the good time credit scheme has made him feel positive about his time in prison.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2025

I could see some other tools as well, a spade and a rake and one of those long clippers people use for cutting branches which are too high to reach.

From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon