How to Use clip in a Sentence

clip

1 of 2 verb
  • Please don’t clip my words there.
    — ABC News, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Hand-pick them and clip rolled and tied leaves.
    — Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The car clipped a guardrail and burst into flames.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Use bypass pruners to clip away spent blooms.
    — Marie Iannotti, The Spruce, 29 May 2026
  • Keep your toenails clipped and short.
    — Carrie Madormo, Health, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Then clip off the stems and store them in mesh vegetable bags.
    — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 1 July 2023
  • Leg guard might not clip the first time through and gotta readjust that.
    — Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Beal showed me how to clip onto the zip line, then slid across with ease.
    — Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Simply clip it to your keychain or belt loop.
    — Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Locate the lint screen inside or clipped to the side.
    — Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 4 Feb. 2026
  • In that case, consider this clip a home movie.
    — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 22 May 2026
  • The men said the semi had just clipped their mirror off.
    — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Her neighborhood could get clipped by the storm.
    — Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
  • These satin bows come in a set of two and easily clip to the hair.
    — Kat Romero, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2023
  • The video quickly clipped to the white sedan engulfed in flames.
    — Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • These agencies that just clip your content.
    — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026
  • The plane crashed on the road, clipping a car and breaking apart.
    — Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 17 June 2026
  • The lead pilot's wings clipped the wingman's tail.
    — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
  • The other boys were pulling down their pack straps, clipping them tight.
    — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 18 May 2026
  • In contrast, other states with stricter regimes may have their wings clipped.
    — Owen Tedford, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • The cyclist swerved to avoid the door but still clipped it and was thrown to the street, sources said.
    — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2026
  • It can be hung around the neck or clipped onto waistbands to blow cool air up the shirt.
    — Hannah Rice, Rolling Stone, 14 Nov. 2023
  • Allbirds is clipping its wings — again.
    — Lily Wright, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2026
  • Finish with a size 1 circle hook and clip a bank sinker to the sinker slide.
    — Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 20 Feb. 2023
  • And how to clip up the show for all these different platforms.
    — Andy Meek, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022
  • His partner handed me a tiny version of the leaf to clip to my hat.
    — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2026
  • Scenes that seemed clipped from the film Ratatouille began to play out.
    — WIRED, 7 Oct. 2023
  • Walk the rows, clip your favorites and take home a custom bouquet.
    — Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 6 July 2026
  • Don't forget to clip the on-site coupon to score extra savings.
    — Kristine Thomason, Travel + Leisure, 29 May 2023
  • Sure enough, Villarreal clip the ball over the top and skip the press.
    — Thom Harris, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026

clip

2 of 2 noun
  • And the same is true of a clip.
    — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Behn’s clip plays twice in the ad.
    — Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Nov. 2025
  • In the clip, the two go back and forth.
    — Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
  • The clip ends with the sound of a crash.
    — Danielle Bacher, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Take a look at these fun and catchy clips.
    — Anna Halkidis, Parents, 24 Oct. 2025
  • That alone would send this clip straight to the top of this list.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026
  • This is clip is icing in the cake.
    — Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Watch a clip from the film below.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 7 Mar. 2026
  • King herself weighed in on the clip.
    — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The full clip can be seen below.
    — Joe Otterson, Variety, 21 Jan. 2026
  • And even just people had seen our clips.
    — Jordy Fee-Platt, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Viewers seemed to miss the clips.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 12 Jan. 2026
  • That viral clip caught up to her, too.
    — Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Somebody please pull up the clips.
    — Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Somebody please pull up the clips.
    — Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 13 Jan. 2026
  • The clip quickly spawned dozens of memes.
    — Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
  • The four-minute clip went viral.
    — Henry Alford, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026
  • The clips racked up millions of views.
    — Joey Cappelletti, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
  • From there, the clips could go anywhere.
    — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Check out clips from the episode below.
    — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Check out clips from the pop-up concert above.
    — Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Watch the clip above and see the poster below.
    — Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Talk about the response to the clip, good and bad.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Williams said in a clip released ahead of the episode.
    — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 7 Jan. 2026
  • All the cool girls wear Emi Jay hair clips.
    — Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Clip the overhang to the sides of the pan with binder clips.
    — Via Chronicle Books, Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
  • These clips are your go-tos for hair that matches any mood.
    — Lily Wohlner, Allure, 6 Jan. 2026
  • At the end of the clip, viewers can see a puff of black smoke.
    — Ryan Brennan april 24, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
  • At the end of the clip, viewers will see a puff of black smoke.
    — Ryan Brennan april 24, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Check out a film clip here for a first taste of what to expect.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 18 Oct. 2025

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