clippers

Example Sentences

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And you learned that thanks to the clippers.

From Slate • May 6, 2026

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 • Mar. 12, 2026

As Carlos told it, his brother took the clippers, began to buzz, and in the harrowing tradition of at-home haircuts gone amok, somewhere along the way…

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 8, 2025

Plant people are easy to buy for — and hard too — because the really die-hard gardeners usually want nothing more than their favorite battered clippers and an old table knife for weeding.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2024

“From the smugglers who wanted gold for fence clippers to cut into Turkey? It’s not like that, Baba. Europe is sending refugees back to where they came from. On planes and boats. Under armed guard.”

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell