clipping

Example Sentences

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I turn around to see Emma running across the yard, her bare feet kicking up grass clippings and her disheveled hair flying in the breeze like a lion’s mane.

From Literature

Sullivan—a gruff Irish-Catholic variety-show host who could make or break careers—dropped a folder on the table, a dossier of FBI and press clippings, and asked bluntly:

From The Wall Street Journal

A newspaper clipping with recipes and tips for homemakers.

From Literature

This wooden room was papered with newspaper clippings to keep the heat in.

From Los Angeles Times

“Mom told me to look out for ice holes,” Owen told George, the wind clipping his words.

From Literature