clippers

Example Sentences

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She said he had a naturally hairy upper body - and in the summer months would shave his chest, using clippers and a wet razor.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

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

In another photo, the fake-bald Stamos is holding hair clippers to Coulier's bald head.

From Salon • Nov. 19, 2024

Plant people are easy to buy for — and hard too — because the really die-hard gardeners usually want nothing more than their favorite battered clippers and an old table knife for weeding.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2024

The man with the clippers grabs my thick chestnut hair, twists it into a clump, pulls a pair of scissors out of his pocket and cuts the whole of it off.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper