pincers

Example Sentences

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Strong "gorilla" pincers are used for picking up heavier boxes or, for more delicate items, a suction device can be used.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026

Agility’s Digit robot, with its rectangular eyes and pincers for hands, looks a little more like science fiction and a little less like a human replacement.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

Some will have three arms, some with five fingers and others with pincers.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2025

I got up, put on the wristwatches, the binaurals, and the gel pincers, and stepped onto the treadmill without the visor.

From Slate • Oct. 28, 2023

Even though only about fifteen atoms were involved, they kept falling out of the awkward pincers set up to hold them the correct distance from one another.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson