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

Robot arms tend to be equipped with two- or three-pronged pincers or with suction cups.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2025

Harry thought he heard the tinkle of bottles as Slughorn bent over the pincers, apparently examining the enormous hairy head.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling