clippers

Example Sentences

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As Carlos told it, his brother took the clippers, began to buzz, and in the harrowing tradition of at-home haircuts gone amok, somewhere along the way…

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 8, 2025

He is meticulously cutting a member of staff's hair with a pair of clippers, and says the good time credit scheme has made him feel positive about his time in prison.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2025

Although they were a force in the 2016 and 2020 elections, the clippers have flooded social media in a way that feels more pronounced, probably because so many more of us are consuming media online.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2024

In Section 60, young widows can be seen using clippers and scissors to groom the grass around their husbands’ tombstones as lots of children run about.

From Salon • Sep. 5, 2024

Comparing the clippers to those old-world wrecks was like squinting into daylight after coming out of a rust hold.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi