scissors

Example Sentences

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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 • Feb. 14, 2026

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

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

Milner played along with the 'boring' tag and during lockdown posted a video of himself cutting his lawn with scissors.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

Katherine Mansfield could write wonderful lines such as: “The men walked like scissors; the women trod like cats.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

If I’d had a pair of scissors, I’d have cut it all off.

From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn