scissors

Example Sentences

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“Yes, I am interested in education and I would like to know something about methods in the other world. Spelling, for example. How does my grandmother now spell the word ‘scissors’?”

From Literature

Spreading the sack out on the counter, Grandpa took a pair of scissors and started cutting long strips, about two inches wide, from the soft material.

From Literature

The spaghetti is then cut with a pair of scissors, making it seem as though the patron is wearing a wig made out of pasta.

From Salon

Now he will have to hope United embark on another winning streak before he can get the scissors out.

From Barron's

But as he reached for it, he noticed the small pair of scissors that his father used to trim his beard.

From Literature