scissors
Example Sentences
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Shaw had burst into the area to take a shot when Hector Moreno crashed into him, taking his standing foot away in a scissors tackle.
From BBC
There’s a little sewing kit and some scissors on the couch beside me.
From Literature
Among his AI-powered discoveries: scissors from an artisan manufacturer in England and pottery from Indonesia, a birthday gift for his mother last summer.
From BBC
A pair of scissors found at the scene were booked as evidence.
From Los Angeles Times
While it has been directed with careful attention to shaping its emotional arc by Tim Jackson, “Two Strangers” might have amplified its charms with a few snips of the scissors.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.