scissors

Example Sentences

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On Friday he left his scissors, to open the centre, in his car.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

The spaghetti is then cut with a pair of scissors, making it seem as though the patron is wearing a wig made out of pasta.

From Salon • Feb. 14, 2026

Now he will have to hope United embark on another winning streak before he can get the scissors out.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

Katherine Mansfield could write wonderful lines such as: “The men walked like scissors; the women trod like cats.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

It turned out that the way to make magic was to rip up my new thrift store clothes with a pair of scissors.

From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff