- present tense form of shear (3rd person singular).
shears
Example Sentences
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While Ernest Wright is proud of its long history, its the latest manufacturing technology that has helped it create a niche in the market for scissors and shears.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Ash devils occur when heat from a fire causes hot air to rise and mix with the cool air from shifting winds, called wind shears.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 2, 2026
Instead the final four candidates for the job were a range of eager submissives, each straining to appear enthusiastic to pick up the pruning shears and start cutting rates by the bunch:
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 2, 2026
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 thought about Hailsham closing, and how it was like someone coming along with a pair of shears and snipping the balloon strings just where they entwined above the man’s fist.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
