- present tense form of shear (3rd person singular).
shears
Example Sentences
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Instead the final four candidates for the job were a range of eager submissives, each straining to appear enthusiastic to pick up the pruning shears and start cutting rates by the bunch:
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 2, 2026
That means buying fresh lobsters from your local market, boiling them and using kitchen shears to slice their shells from head to tail.
From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2024
"I get the sheep shears on it for a mullet," she said.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2024
As our planet’s atmosphere warms, wind shears — variations in wind direction or speed — within jet streams are increasing and therefore strengthening clear-air turbulence.
From Seattle Times ● May 24, 2024
My hand jerks; the shears snap shut, severing the stem.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
