trimmer

Example Sentences

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When she refuses, Spears grabs the trimmer and clicks it on: “The extensions are hacked into lifeless scraps … the stray hairs curl on the floor like writhing snakes.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2025

Men with enormous beards that have never known the touch of a trimmer.

From Salon • Aug. 7, 2024

Then use a hand pruner for small jobs or a string trimmer or hedge clipper for larger plantings.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 1, 2024

But this week critics accused Mr Hennessy of making the 77-year-old in the Miami courtroom look far younger and trimmer than he really is.

From BBC • Jun. 16, 2023

The man in front of me—David—is in it, next to my mother, his face a little smoother, his middle a little trimmer.

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth