pincers
Example Sentences
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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
No claws, or pincers, but four fingers and a thumb opening and closing slowly, with joints in all the right places.
From BBC
Robot arms tend to be equipped with two- or three-pronged pincers or with suction cups.
From Los Angeles Times
Troops advanced in a pincers movement, attacking from the southwest and northeast, reaching at times the two roads.
From New York Times
As Russian pincers were closing on the city, a presidential aide warned last week that the military could “strategically pull back” if needed.
From Seattle Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
