sheared
Americanadjective
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shaped or completed by or as if by shearing.
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trimmed to an even, symmetrical, or uniform length, as fur, shrubbery, etc..
a sheared muskrat coat.
Other Word Forms
- unsheared adjective
Etymology
Origin of sheared
Example Sentences
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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
It’s a two-story house with the front sheared off so the audience can see all the rooms at once.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2025
And so the men counted to three and they pushed, and Plymouth Rock sheared in half.
From Slate • Nov. 28, 2024
Ms Rojas said the forces on the front platform of the sub sheared the clamp and the dome vacuum broke.
From BBC • Sep. 19, 2024
What must the previous history of the planet have been to create sheared rocks, buried boulders, polygonal gouges in the ground?
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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