clippers

Example Sentences

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She said he had a naturally hairy upper body - and in the summer months would shave his chest, using clippers and a wet razor.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

Transporting passengers to the gold fields of California and racing to get the first spring tea from China to New York and London drove the rise of extreme clippers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025

Crouched in cold mud under a thin Spring rain, vineyard employee Élodie Bonet snaps off unwanted vine shoots with her fingers and pruning clippers.

From BBC • May 25, 2025

I have nothing but raves about these small but sturdy clippers.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2024

Martin moved Moss’s head gently to the left and ran the clippers up and down the side of his head.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro