scissored

Example Sentences

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The puck kicked slowly back to Kochetkov and he swiped it into his leg pads and scissored them shut before Sprong could pounce.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 15, 2022

His legs scissored apart in soaring full splits, the unbound flexibility delivering an extra sensation of vigor and freedom.

From Washington Post • Jun. 18, 2019

“There was no water protection at all. At the end of six months, it was scissored and trashed.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2016

With Cotnoir helping, Slater removed the Kevlar vest, unbuttoned the shirt and scissored the sleeves and trouser legs to look for wounds and identifying marks.

From The Guardian • May 24, 2014

But there was only the swish of my jeans as my legs scissored past each other until I got to the main road.

From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez