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 • 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
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 • Mar. 7, 2023
I kicked one away from Annabeth s leg and its pincers took a chunk out of my new surf shoe.
From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan
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