scissor
Example Sentences
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Ten minutes and a flutter of scissor kicks later, my thighs felt like concrete pylons, and my hip flexors, which I was previously unacquainted with, were screaming.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
"At the moment I'm looking to recruit trainee scissor manufacturers, as opposed to looking to put people out of work by investing in more technology," says White.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
I had just got off the scissor lift and then you said you were supposed to paint the wall, but got too busy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2026
A grounds crew member wheeled out a scissor lift after about 20 minutes, then waited for a beekeeper to arrive as fans in the sections behind home plate were cleared out for safety.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 30, 2024
The blade then becomes a single-blade scissor and flurries through the room to free us from our restraints.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
