scissored

Example Sentences

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The puck kicked slowly back to Kochetkov and he swiped it into his leg pads and scissored them shut before Sprong could pounce.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 15, 2022

His legs scissored apart in soaring full splits, the unbound flexibility delivering an extra sensation of vigor and freedom.

From Washington Post • Jun. 18, 2019

“There was no water protection at all. At the end of six months, it was scissored and trashed.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2016

But note the glowing halo around his head and the long fingers of his right hand splayed across his abdomen: The index and middle finger are scissored open as if giving a benedictory sign.

From New York Times • Oct. 15, 2014

He gestured down to Fezzik, who scissored the man in black between his legs, began the arm climb noiselessly.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman