How to Use shear in a Sentence

shear

1 of 2 verb

• The farmers sheared the sheep.
• The farmers sheared the wool from the sheep.
• Images from the scene show the roof of the bus sheared off.
  — Allyson Chiu, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2018
• Again, many trees were sheared 20 to 30 feet off the ground.
  — Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Apr. 2023
• At some point, the rest of them just shear off, and the result is calamity.
  — Ray Magliozzi, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2022
• The best time to shear is in late spring, when new growth is complete.
  — Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com, 6 Feb. 2022
• Who knew a future British king and queen might need to shear sheep?
  — Maria Puente, USA TODAY, 11 June 2019
• Wallace seemed certain to shear off the electoral votes of the Deep South.
  — Patrick J. Buchanan, WSJ, 5 Apr. 2018
• Her tightly coiled hair was sheared close to her scalp.
  — National Geographic, 7 Jan. 2020
• The bullet had simply sheared off a piece of muscle and flesh.
  — SI.com, 28 Aug. 2019
• For one, there were those who boldly sheared it all off.
  — Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 22 Dec. 2017
• The Nissan went over a guardrail and went airborne, shearing parts of trees.
  — Dan Morse, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2017
• In some cases, they can even be sheared like a boxwood.
  — Benjamin Whitacre, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Mar. 2023
• The agency said the pickup truck’s tire came loose due to what appeared to be sheared-off lug nuts.
  — Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 27 Mar. 2023
• The collision, about 45 miles west of New York City, sheared the bus from its wheelbase and crushed the front end of the dump truck.
  — Washington Post, 26 May 2018
• Japanese black pine grows out of its sheared state to form a broad-topped tree of about 30 feet tall.
  — Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, 28 Nov. 2019
• The pole was sheared off and the transformer fell, in contact with the man’s car, the Seattle Fire Department said.
  — David Gutman, The Seattle Times, 15 July 2019
• The plane had crashed near the southern tip of the island, its wings sheared off and the fuselage resting upside down.
  — Matt Day, The Seattle Times, 12 Aug. 2018
• In 1986, a major storm convulsed the region, damaging the dams and shearing soil from the ground.
  — James Glanz, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2023
• The woman’s car continued toward the pole and struck it, shearing the pole in half.
  — cleveland, 13 Mar. 2020
• That shear no doubt increased the tendency for these late cells to rotate.
  — Washington Post, 2 July 2021
• But the winds knocked down many of the leafy trees, sheared off the branches of others and completely stripped the more flexible palms of their fronds.
  — New York Times, 7 Mar. 2018
• The most dangerous thing would be if there is some major collision and pieces of the foam sheared off.
  — The Economist, 6 Sep. 2019
• Always, always have a 3/8-inch wrench and a couple of auger shear bolt replacements at the ready.
  — WSJ, 7 Feb. 2022
• Through grit and shear talent, Hansen found a wide audience.
  — Washington Post, 6 Jan. 2022
• The trees have a natural shape or are sheared to a shape that meets the expectations of a Christmas tree.
  — Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, 28 Nov. 2019
• The rough texture makes shearing the skins of slick chilies or even a blistered tomato go much faster.
  — Megan Sanchez, Bon Appetit, 22 Jan. 2018
• When the asteroid hit about 66 million years ago, many of these branches were sheared off.
  — Cara Giaimo, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2020
• The threads used to screw the two parts together were intact, suggesting that the parts had not sheared apart on impact.
  — Dominic Gates, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Sep. 2023
• It can be closely sheared to create formal hedges or topiary shapes.
  — Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Apr. 2023

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shear

2 of 2 noun

• Or use kitchen shears to cut through the shell to access the crab meat.
  — Sheena Chihak, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Sep. 2023
• Then use shears to cut each quill about 1⁄2 inch up from the wing’s base [a].
  — Dave Hurteau, Field & Stream, 29 June 2023
• Wind shear is the change of wind speed and strength with height in the atmosphere.
  — Judson Jones, CNN, 31 Aug. 2022
• No! Use kitchen shears to snip them right over your bowl.
  — Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 20 Sep. 2023
• Made of stainless steel, the shears have a thick body yet maintain a sharp edge.
  — Tom Price, Popular Mechanics, 14 Aug. 2023
• To prep for the evening, Roszak first got out her shears, giving Stone’s hair a fresh new shape.
  — Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2024
• The shear force wouldn’t change, though, as the collision of the plates continues.
  — Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica, 13 June 2020
• Wind shear -- the change with winds speed and direction with height -- needs to be low.
  — Judson Jones, CNN, 4 June 2020
• There was a bloody hatchet in the room, and a pair of sheep-shears that probably were used to make the wounds around the eyes.
  — Paula Allen, ExpressNews.com, 21 Mar. 2020
• The silhouette of Zach’s sails looked like black shears jutting up from the ocean.
  — Porter Fox, New York Times, 18 Dec. 2019
• Since this lasagna is 5 layers, use a knife or kitchen shears to cut 3 of the noodles in half.
  — Sam Burros, Peoplemag, 10 Oct. 2023
• These Sky Light shears may be the kitchen shear equivalent.
  — Popular Science, 14 Aug. 2020
• These Sky Light shears may be the kitchen shear equivalent.
  — Popular Science, 14 Aug. 2020
• So which will win out: the increase in warm-moist air or the modest decrease in shear?
  — Jeff Berardelli, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2023
• Wind shear involves the change in wind speeds and wind directions with height.
  — Nick Shay, The Conversation, 18 May 2022
• Wind shear is a change in wind speed and/or direction with height.
  — Matthew Cappucci, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Aug. 2020
• That’s because of the abundance of shear, or a change of wind speed and/or direction with height.
  — Matthew Cappucci, Ben Brasch and Scott Dance, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Jan. 2023
• After using the clippers, Saraceno switched to shears to fine tune the cut.
  — Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 14 Dec. 2023
• Stirring a cup of water produces a shearing force, and the water shears to move out of the way.
  — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 5 Dec. 2023
• Overgrown shrubs or hedges can and should be transformed with a pair of lopping shears.
  — Washington Post, 20 Nov. 2019
• There was a long shear of bright light, then a series of low concussions.
  — Steve Marble, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2023
• These shears leave a jagged edge, which prevents fraying.
  — Vanessa Nirode, Popular Science, 10 Jan. 2020
• Stephen Mason’s life has been shaped by guitars, barber shears and the Bible.
  — Bob Smietana, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2023
• The shear is forecast to increase and should cause Paulette’s maximum winds to decrease in the next three days.
  — Joe Mario Pedersen, orlandosentinel.com, 10 Sep. 2020
• From the blade to the handle, a pair of kitchen shears is stouter than regular household scissors.
  — The Editors, Outdoor Life, 18 Nov. 2019
• Wind shear, or the changing of wind speed and direction with height in the atmosphere, has been very low.
  — Taylor Ward, CNN, 16 Apr. 2021
• One of the most versatile tools for tending to your plant life, hedge shears are built to shape, cut, and trim your backyard.
  — Tom Price, Popular Mechanics, 15 Feb. 2023
• There is even a pocket of somewhat higher shear in the immediate area and just to the south.
  — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 3 July 2023
• These shears are 33 inches in length and can reach higher branches.
  — Jacquelene Amoquandoh, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Oct. 2023
• To begin any arrangement, use floral shears or sharp scissors to cut the end of each flower at a 45-degree angle, and strip the foliage from the part of the stems that will be submerged in water.
  — Michelle Brunner, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2023

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024