shears

Example Sentences

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I slipped on waterproof shoes, grabbed a pair of shears and, still in my pajamas, tiptoed down the grand staircase of the château and out onto the dewy grass of the garden.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 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

“I can’t imagine how frightened those horses must have been,” Brad said as he cropped the grass tightly around the marble stone with garden shears.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2024

Now I'll snip off some of my hair with these garden shears, place the bottlecaps over my eyes, and we're almost home.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris