How to Use snips in a Sentence

snips

noun

• Both straight-blade and offset-blade snips have their niches.
  — The Editors, Field & Stream, 22 Nov. 2020
• At the bottom, a machine—or, sometimes a human—snips off the gob to ready the fiber to be spun onto reels.
  — Popular Science, 22 Dec. 2020
• Most tin snips use the most reliable power source around—you!
  — The Editors, Field & Stream, 22 Nov. 2020
• The mechanism-free action won’t rust or lose its spring like hardware-store snips.
  — Andrew Nelson, WSJ, 27 Mar. 2021
• Let the veneer overhang the ends, and trim it to length using heavy-duty scissors or sheet-metal snips.
  — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 26 Sep. 2020
• To make the squirrel baffle, transfer the drawing pattern onto aluminum and cut the shape with tin snips.
  — Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 17 Apr. 2021
• All vinyl siding and vinyl soffit and fascia can be cut with tin snips, a circular saw with a plywood blade, or by scoring it with a knife and breaking it.
  — Merle Henkenius, Popular Mechanics, 12 July 2021
• Next, give flowers a fresh cut under running water with sharp scissors, flower snips, or hand pruners.
  — Natalie Dayton, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Dec. 2021
• These nifty scissors can turn a devilishly thick mop into an ultra-stylish do in just a few simple snips.
  — Sarah Meyers, Robb Report, 2 Aug. 2021
• Occasionally, tougher stems may require a pair of garden shears or snips.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful, 2 Aug. 2021
• Plus, this handy kit includes fly tying materials and a great tying guide, and a very useful sliding drawer to keep all those hooks, bead eyes, and snips of feathers from spilling onto the floor.
  — Outdoor Life, 21 Jan. 2021
• Picture diced yellowfin tuna, garnished with snips of nori and sharing its plate with a swipe of pureed avocado speckled with Korean chile flakes.
  — Washington Post, 30 Apr. 2021
• The players and coaches will take turns, alternating snips, until all have snagged a souvenir to help remember the run to basketball history.
  — Jason Kurtz, CNN, 15 Mar. 2021
• Halston is a genius who can make an immediately iconic design just with a couple snips of scissors.
  — Whitney Friedlander, Vulture, 14 May 2021
• Otherwise, houseplant care supplies might be useful instead, such as plant snips (to spare your regular scissors), extra pots and saucers, or a large tub or tarp for repotting tasks.
  — Miri Talabac, baltimoresun.com, 18 Nov. 2021
• Charpentier and Doudna’s work allows for laser-sharp snips in the long strings of DNA that make up the code of life, enabling scientists to precisely edit specific genes to remove errors that lead to diseases.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 7 Oct. 2020

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024