scissor
Example Sentences
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I had just got off the scissor lift and then you said you were supposed to paint the wall, but got too busy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2026
It was a revolutionary car, with scissor doors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2025
A grounds crew member wheeled out a scissor lift after about 20 minutes, then waited for a beekeeper to arrive as fans in the sections behind home plate were cleared out for safety.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 30, 2024
Today she reaches the peak of her canvases by riding a scissor lift, which sits behind her worktable, its metal bars speckled with globs of paint in many different colors.
From New York Times ● Feb. 29, 2024
Navid was walking around the dance room on his hands, doing scissor kicks.
From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi
