pincers

Example Sentences

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Strong "gorilla" pincers are used for picking up heavier boxes or, for more delicate items, a suction device can be used.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026

Agility’s Digit robot, with its rectangular eyes and pincers for hands, looks a little more like science fiction and a little less like a human replacement.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

Robot arms tend to be equipped with two- or three-pronged pincers or with suction cups.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2025

As Russian pincers were closing on the city, a presidential aide warned last week that the military could “strategically pull back” if needed.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 7, 2023

If I ever stepped on one in my bare feet I was sure it would chop my toes off with those big pincers.

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac