Example Sentences

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The woman who had once dreamed of ballet and the Olympics now was snipping stray threads off underwear, under orders to “minimize bathroom breaks.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

"But if we can do gene therapy that doesn't involve snipping DNA strands, then we avoid these potential pitfalls."

From Science Daily • Jan. 5, 2026

Calder, the top flight's chief growth officer, is the man snipping the competition's name to simply 'the Prem' for next season.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2025

But then, as the world of sound opened up, he began to enjoy every sound he heard — elevators, voices, the sound of scissors snipping his hair at a barbershop.

From New York Times • Jan. 23, 2024

He lifted it experimentally, making snipping sounds with his scissors.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides