How to Use scissor in a Sentence

scissor

noun
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  • The scissor doors and wedge shape come from the Countach.
    — Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Then, lay the inside surface of the scissor blade flat on the stone.
    — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 5 Mar. 2021
  • The only chicken that was not dead was the one with the scissor beak.
    — Martha McPhee, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2023
  • What the divers can’t pull away by hand is cut with scissors.
    — Bobby Caina Calvan, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2023
  • This isn’t the first time the style chameleon has taken some scissors to her hair.
    — Tish Weinstock, Vogue, 11 July 2023
  • Read on for 13 of the best hair cutting scissors available to shop now.
    — Harper's BAZAAR, 16 Feb. 2023
  • The boys learned to hop and climb, operate scissors, fear strangers, count to 10.
    — Oliver Munday, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Báez was perched on a scissor lift, putting in details.
    — New York Times, 2 July 2021
  • If there's a plastic holder attached to the top of the bird, cut that off with scissors.
    — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 7 Oct. 2023
  • The footage captured him cussing and saying the scissors kept falling out of his hand.
    — Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 25 May 2023
  • The Padres plan to pare payroll, and taking scissors to the roster has left holes.
    — The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 2023
  • Two scissor lifts, with men strapped to the metal banister, flank the side of the telescope.
    — Shannon Stirone, Longreads, 29 Oct. 2020
  • Nowhere else still to advance but up a ladder with a pair of scissors.
    — Kevin Scarbinsky | , al, 30 Mar. 2023
  • The Reif was the first venue in the state to host a drive-in concert, staging a musical duo on a scissor lift.
    — Star Tribune, 22 Dec. 2020
  • Then, use a scissor to cut off an inch away from the edge and fold the two flaps towards each other.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 13 May 2022
  • The heart of this home is a two-story atrium with a scissor staircase.
    — Lia Picard, WSJ, 9 Mar. 2021
  • Use a knife or scissors to cut the microgreens near the soil level.
    — Lauren David, Washington Post, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Less than three weeks after being hired, Mr. Martínez was told to clean the scissor lift.
    — New York Times, 30 May 2022
  • For higher floors, the robot drives on to a scissor lift that raises it up.
    — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2024
  • During our first look, Katie took out a pair of scissors and pulled a piece of thread on a patch to reveal it to me.
    — Melody Chiu, Peoplemag, 20 Nov. 2023
  • After an initial hole has been opened up, use the scissors to cut along the side of the husk to reveal the seed within.
    — Derek Carwood, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 July 2023
  • The trailer contains a scissor lift that can raise and lower the piano body.
    — oregonlive, 24 Aug. 2021
  • Then, the ornate silver scissors and the tongue business.
    — Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Repeat the steps described above to sharpen and hone the other scissor blade.
    — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 5 Mar. 2021
  • Cut Away Strands of Hair To clean hair out of a round brush, loosen the hair wound around the brush and use a pair of scissors to carefully cut away the strands.
    — Alicia Chilton, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Henriksen, trim and tan, quickly scissor-kicked his way into the hearts of ladies in the front row.
    — Ben Crandell, sun-sentinel.com, 21 May 2021
  • Saws, scissors and screwdrivers: Check them, check them, check them.
    — Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Hold the bag on its long side and use a pair of scissors to cut along the opposite side, to create a makeshift chip bowl in your hand.
    — Brandon Rasmussen, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Freeman used an old wet T-shirt to clean off the scissors and stood straight up, holding the fence next to her house for balance.
    — Vivian La, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2023
  • As both queens refuse to back down from their first choice, Plane Jane finally breaks the tension by calling for a high-stakes game of rock, paper, scissors for the role.
    — Stephen Daw, Billboard, 15 Feb. 2024

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