clippers

Example Sentences

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And you learned that thanks to the clippers.

From Slate • May 6, 2026

A smaller percentage of babies get the disease by sharing food, nail clippers or other common household items with their fathers, grandparents or day-care teachers.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2025

As Carlos told it, his brother took the clippers, began to buzz, and in the harrowing tradition of at-home haircuts gone amok, somewhere along the way…

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 8, 2025

He is meticulously cutting a member of staff's hair with a pair of clippers, and says the good time credit scheme has made him feel positive about his time in prison.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2025

Their clippers tore out our hair, shaved every hair on our bodies.

From "Night" by Elie Wiesel