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• Good job, Einstein, thinking you could grab the wires with your pliers.From the entry einstein
• He used pliers to work the wire into shape.From the entry work
• Fraser was accused of pulling out the teeth of his victims with pliers.2014 November 26, Duncan Campbell, “‘Mad’ Frankie Fraser: original hardman who loved to cause panic”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The…. From the entry pull out
• Most people used pliers, scissors, rubber gloves and knives to try to prise open products.2004 February 2, “'Wrap rage' hitting the over-50s”, in BBC News. From the entry prise
• This sewing machine works like a ticket puncher or a pair of pliers.1949, Popular Science, volume 155, number 6, page 112. From the entry puncher
• Flat-nose pliers or a similar tool can be made to make the adjustments to the keystrips.1947, United States. War Department, Technical Manual, page 127. From the entry keystrip
• Larvae of the blackspotted pliers support beetle, Rhagium mordax, express antifreeze proteins in their haemolymph during temperate climate winter.2015, Johannes Lørup Buch, “Localisation of antifreeze proteins in Rhagium mordax using immunofluorescence”, in arXiv. From the entry blackspotted
• There is no way an angler or guide should ever dehook a toothy specimen without gloves and pliers.2006, Hartt Wixom, Fishing: the extra edge, page 37. From the entry dehook
• However, they’re fairly malleable and they’ll submit to “debending” with needle-nose pliers a surprising number of times before snapping.1987 October, Kevin Strehlo, “Turbo Wars”, in Business Software, volume 5, number 10, →ISSN, page 42. From the entry debend
• Pliers should never be used for loosening or tightening nuts; they could round or otherwise damage the nutheads.1972 May, Wayne Heyman, “How It Works: The Marine Battery”, in MotorBoating, volume 129, number 5, page 161. From the entry nuthead
• She shot him an impudent smile before gripping the metal with the pliers and twisting it into a star with origamilike precision.2009, Nicola Marsh, The Boss's Bedroom Agenda. From the entry origamilike
• The brackets were debonded by pliers.2006, Neslihan Eminkahyagil et al., “Effect of Resin-removal Methods on Enamel and Shear Bond Strength of Rebonded Brackets”, in The Angle…. From the entry debond
• He told everyone it was solid twenty-four carat, but if it was, he would have wrenched it out with pliers to pawn to the highest bidder by now.2003, Michael Maynard, Games Men Play, page 127. From the entry star
• With the tank resting upside down on an old towel or blanket, use a spud wrench or a large pair of channel-type pliers to loosen the spud nut.2003, Rick Peters, Plumbing Basics, →ISBN, page 103. From the entry spud
• When a heddle eye is bent by a misthrust, or heddles are otherwise noticed to be damaged, it should be cut out of the set with wire-cutting pliers.1947, Rayon Textile Monthly - Volume 28, page 80. From the entry misthrust

Meaning of pliers

1. noun A pincer-like gripping tool that multiplies the strength of the user's hand, often used for bending things.

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Questions about pliers in a sentence

How do you use pliers in a sentence?

Pliers is used as a noun. For example: “I need a pair of pliers to get a good grip on that broken screw.”

What is a short sentence with pliers?

“The brackets were debonded by pliers.”

What does pliers mean?

Pliers means a pincer-like gripping tool that multiplies the strength of the user's hand, often used for bending things.