How To Use shears In A Sentence
- The lower mandible, which is powerful, and is indented at its point to receive the hook, has a very sharp edge, which, with that of the upper mandible, constitutes a pair of formidable shears. Scientific American Supplement, No. 829, November 21, 1891
- These shears were given to me by head cutter, Mr. Hallberry on his retirement, after forty years with Anderson & Sheppard.
- Furious now, his mother stormed across the room and yanked open his vanity drawer, rummaging around until she found a pair of shears.
- Everything in readiness, I made a line fast to the apex of the shears and carried it directly to the windlass. Chapter 35
- They use electric shears for sheep shearing.
- Similar to grass shears, only longer, this tool is useful for trimming shrubs and hedges.
- Shears are usually six inches long or longer with one bow for the thumb and one elongated bow for two or more fingers.
- Tom, my bespoke English tailor friend, talks about the history of his 100-year-old cutting shears.
- The shears aren't sharp enough to cut the grass.
- He traps it between his legs, bends over at 90 degrees, and begins 70 to 150 ‘blows’ or strokes with his shears.
