shears

Example Sentences

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I found the most beautiful, and still-sharp, Japanese sewing shears.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

If you don’t sew, don’t worry, she says, “you can cut them with pinking shears or use no-sew iron-on tape.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2024

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

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