sheared

American  

[sheerd] / ʃɪərd /

adjective

1. shaped or completed by or as if by shearing.

2. trimmed to an even, symmetrical, or uniform length, as fur, shrubbery, etc..

   a sheared muskrat coat.

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Other Word Forms

• unsheared adjective

Etymology

Origin of sheared

First recorded in 1610–20; shear + -ed ²

Example Sentences

As of Monday, the closure had sheared 16 million barrels from daily oil supplies, according to JPMorgan Chase analysts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

And so the men counted to three and they pushed, and Plymouth Rock sheared in half.

From Slate • Nov. 28, 2024

Some 11 million years ago, a large meteor impact on Mars sheared away parts of the planet and sent the rocks hurtling into space.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2024

Jovial and fit as ever, he had sheared the curly, gray locks that he grew out during the pandemic and looked at least a decade younger than his 71 years.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2024

Instead, they pushed me down into that hard wooden chair and held me firmly—as if I were a sheep about to be sheared.

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac