- present tense form of shear (3rd person singular).
shears
Example Sentences
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Police recovered a garden edger from Manufactum in one of the storage boxes next to other spades, trowels and garden shears.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
I slipped on waterproof shoes, grabbed a pair of shears and, still in my pajamas, tiptoed down the grand staircase of the château and out onto the dewy grass of the garden.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 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 can’t imagine how frightened those horses must have been,” Brad said as he cropped the grass tightly around the marble stone with garden shears.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2024
Ma also joins me to watch The Brady Bunch for half an hour before bending over the cloth, shears in hand.
From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins
