scissors

Example Sentences

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Officers found him wearing gloves and a blue surgical face mask, and with a pair of scissors in his pocket.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

The spaghetti is then cut with a pair of scissors, making it seem as though the patron is wearing a wig made out of pasta.

From Salon • Feb. 14, 2026

Now he will have to hope United embark on another winning streak before he can get the scissors out.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

“The cost scissors between rising compliance cost and constrained revenue growth will persist,” the analysts add.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

Even though Principal Trask is holding those scissors out like a sword, I’m still shocked when she starts cutting off people’s armbands.

From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée