pincers

Example Sentences

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Its front legs ended in large claw-like structures that resemble the pincers of crabs.

From Science Daily • May 25, 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

No claws, or pincers, but four fingers and a thumb opening and closing slowly, with joints in all the right places.

From BBC • Oct. 27, 2025

Some will have three arms, some with five fingers and others with pincers.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2025

He could hear Cedric yelling “Stupefy!” too, but his spell had no more effect than Harry’s — Harry raised his wand as the spider opened its pincers once more and shouted “Expelliarmus!”

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling