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Example sentences for: shears

How can you use “shears” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

Recently my girlfriend began forcing me to forego my usual visit to the $12-a-cut barber in favor of her "hair artiste" friend, Raoul, who wants not only the customary $50 for the half inch he shears with such aesthetic sensibility from my scalp but also a tip.
In this period, a number of key technological changes appeared: sewing machines that made many more stitches a minute, long knives instead of shears for cutting, and pressing machines.