snips

Example Sentences

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While it has been directed with careful attention to shaping its emotional arc by Tim Jackson, “Two Strangers” might have amplified its charms with a few snips of the scissors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025

Between snips, stylist Mel Sharpe reflects on the game.

From BBC • Aug. 28, 2025

Rpn11 snips off these tags, enabling the misfolded protein to slip into the proteasome core for disassembly.

From Science Daily • Apr. 30, 2024

Use sharp snips or bypass pruner to make a clean cut that looks tidy and closes up quickly.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 17, 2024

Dad stops to talk to someone at a long table selling T-shirts with the community center logo on them, and I hear snips of the conversation: “lots of kids,” “lovely night,” “the pharmacy is good.”

From "Rules" by Cynthia Lord