How to Use pliers in a Sentence

pliers

noun

• Place a jump ring through each of the top and bottom sets and use the pliers to close the jump rings.
  — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 May 2021
• There’s a pocket in the back and pocket for pliers on the side.
  — Monte Burke, Forbes, 1 June 2021
• First, use pliers to cut a piece of wire about 12 to 14 inches long.
  — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 22 Apr. 2021
• Mount the hanger bolts in the holes with locking pliers.
  — Neal Barrett, Popular Mechanics, 7 Aug. 2021
• Lock one end to the form with lever-jaw pliers and bend the ring by pulling and bending with the bending wrench.
  — Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 13 Feb. 2021
• Then the hook can be bent back to shape with thumb pressure or with fishing pliers.
  — Bill May, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 21 Nov. 2021
• Use a pair of small pliers ($2, Walmart) to open enough jump rings ($4, Michaels) for each pair of earrings.
  — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 May 2021
• Firmly grip both sides of the cap with the pliers and gently wiggle the cap back and forth while pulling it down to remove the cap from the hinge.
  — Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Aug. 2022
• So Davis located a pair of pliers and a volunteer to cut off the hook and pull it through.
  — John Goodspeed, San Antonio Express-News, 24 June 2021
• Grasp the protruding edge of the plug with the pliers, and pull it through the eyelet until equal lengths of the plug protrude from both sides.
  — Wes Siler, Outside Online, 31 May 2020
• The two got their hands on an anvil, a mechanic’s hammer, and some pliers and watched some YouTube videos.
  — Devorah Lev-Tov, Robb Report, 25 July 2022
• Max lowers the sails and he and Bobby dive in, both of them holding knives and pliers, and swim to the animal.
  — Ryan D'agostino, Town & Country, 19 Oct. 2020
• Some anglers prefer to clamp a pair of pliers on the hook, and gently shake it until the fish comes loose and can swim away.
  — cleveland, 3 June 2022
• Thread the 6-inch-long piece of ¼-inch pipe into the elbow, and tighten the connection with pliers.
  — Joe Kohl-Riggs, Popular Mechanics, 26 June 2021
• Needle-nose pliers can help wrap and secure the wire in tight spaces.
  — Sara Rodrigues, House Beautiful, 27 July 2020
• Some human beings will go get the peroxide and the pliers, and try to rescue you.
  — Joan Acocella, The New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2021
• So during a 2014 game, when Remy lost a tooth in the booth, Orsillo procured a pair of pliers and went to work.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 15 June 2018
• Pinch the horizontal wire with a pair of linesman pliers, then rotate your hand to kink the wire tight.
  — Ryan D'agostino, Popular Mechanics, 6 Mar. 2021
• Deeper long spines may need a firmer grip, in which case Trager uses pliers or a hemostat clamp.
  — Aliese Willard Muhonen, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2022
• To replace a fuse, take a small set of pliers or flathead screwdriver and slide open the cover.
  — David Kender, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2020
• Don’t use a wrench or pliers; overtightening could crack the rubber gasket on the valve stem and cause a leak.
  — Joe Lindsey, Outside Online, 28 July 2020
• The best ones come with everything from scissors and a can opener to pliers and screwdrivers.
  — Ann Shields, Good Housekeeping, 11 Aug. 2020
• Then Leatherman showed up with a folding pair of pliers to give Switzerland a run for its money.
  — Matt Jancer, Wired, 16 May 2021
• In 1975, a young engineer named Tim Leatherman came up with an idea for a pair of pliers that would fit in your pocket.
  — Wes Siler, Outside Online, 2 June 2021
• The chips can be removed via crude surgery, or crimped by pair of pliers, or disabled by the use of powerful magnets.
  — Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2021
• Divorce feels like your teeth being pulled with pliers.
  — Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 4 Mar. 2022
• Thread the chain-connector quick link on your chain tool (use pliers for a connecting pin), and swish in the liquid wax bath for a minute, then set it aside to cool.
  — Joe Lindsey, Outside Online, 6 Nov. 2020
• Smith held the victim against her will for those three days, threatening to kill her and torturing her by pulling out her teeth with a pair of pliers.
  — Matt Bruce, ajc, 25 Aug. 2022
• What the gloves do offer is the best dexterity in this test, with our drill, pliers, hammer, and ratchet wrench.
  — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 23 Sep. 2020
• This one features 18 tools, including pliers, replaceable wire cutters, knives, screwdrivers and more.
  — Jamie Ballard, Woman's Day, 27 Sep. 2022

Last Updated: 17 Jul 2024