How to Use edger in a Sentence

edger

noun
  • Most of us don’t pay much mind to our spades, hoes, and edgers.
    Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 9 Mar. 2018
  • Adjust the height of a wheeled edger or the length of the spool on a nylon string trimmer.
    Anthony Marcusa, chicagotribune.com, 4 Apr. 2021
  • Plant in a pot as flowering filler or in the ground as an edger.
    Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp, Indianapolis Star, 16 Feb. 2018
  • Weed-eater string, edger blades, tarps for leaves and trash, oil and more can be found at Amazon.com as well.
    Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 18 Apr. 2020
  • The Ryobi hedge trimmer or edger works off the same battery.
    oregonlive, 27 Mar. 2020
  • If working with an edger, use your foot to press it into the ground and wiggle back and forth a few times.
    Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful, 13 Apr. 2021
  • For the ultimate notch where the lawn and pavement meet, only an edger will do.
    Alex Rennie, Popular Mechanics, 25 Apr. 2022
  • Running an edger along your driveway and walkways gives your yard a fresh, neat look.
    Allen Foster, chicagotribune.com, 24 Mar. 2021
  • This is one tough plant and is perfect as a groundcover or large edger in shady gardens.
    Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 20 Apr. 2018
  • This affordable paint edger is made of a woven pad that will give a smooth finish look to all of the corners and edges in your house.
    Popular Science, 16 Nov. 2020
  • This model can be used as an electric mower, a trimmer, or an edger, and weighs just 13.1 pounds.
    Allison Cacich, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Mar. 2021
  • Some areas may need to be broken in with a hoe or shovel before tackling it with an electric edger.
    Anthony Marcusa, chicagotribune.com, 4 Apr. 2021
  • Mowers, a leaf blower, chainsaw, trimmer, edger and weed trimmer were stolen.
    cleveland, 29 Sep. 2022
  • What to Consider The most important factor to consider when choosing a lawn edger is what type will work best for you.
    Alex Rennie, Popular Mechanics, 25 Apr. 2022
  • Plan to use the edger sander and orbital sander in tandem to ensure consistency throughout the wood, working a little bit at a time with the same grade of sandpaper in both tools.
    Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com, 15 Apr. 2021
  • To do a job efficiently, professionals use a large drum sander that requires 220 volts and an edger (a high-power disc sander for corners).
    Shivani Vyas, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 July 2021
  • The post notes the position will require the employee to work with operating equipment as a resurfacer and ice edger.
    Emma Dale, Detroit Free Press, 4 Aug. 2020
  • Among its other accessories are a rotary cultivator, edger, and a pole saw.
    Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 25 Apr. 2023
  • But there are legions of women playing guitar — maybe Edgers just hasn’t been paying attention.
    Dayna Evans, The Cut, 23 June 2017
  • Popular items included tall ladders, framing nailers, leaf blowers, bush/hedge trimmers and edgers.
    John Benson, cleveland, 27 Nov. 2019
  • Along with the trailer, the thieves stole two walk-behind, 63-inch lawnmowers, a 42-inch Craftsman lawnmower, five regular Craftsman lawnmowers, seven weed trimmers, two backpack leaf blowers and two edgers.
    Ann Zaniewski, Detroit Free Press, 5 May 2017

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