How to Use trimmer in a Sentence

trimmer

noun
  • The trimmers even had a joke about it.
    — Literary Hub, 22 June 2026
  • Use hedge trimmers to make quick work of spring clean-up.
    — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Dec. 2025
  • One cut with the hedge trimmers, and your grass is pruned.
    — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Oct. 2025
  • It was not confirmed that the driver of the truck stole the trimmer.
    — cleveland, 23 Oct. 2019
  • But shooters with very small hands might do better with a trimmer gun.
    — Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 20 Mar. 2023
  • This beard trimmer is on the pricier side, but there is a good reason.
    — Popsci Commerce Team, Popular Science, 22 Nov. 2020
  • The more Ah, the longer the hedge trimmer will run between charges.
    — Bob Beacham, chicagotribune.com, 4 Aug. 2020
  • Gouging through the bark with a trimmer or dog chain will do the same thing, just many times faster.
    — Neil Sperry, star-telegram, 2 Feb. 2018
  • Using short, gentle strokes, use the trimmer to cut the hair.
    — Garrett Munce, Men's Health, 24 July 2023
  • In the right light, it could even be confused with an electric beard trimmer.
    — Maxwell B. Mortimer, Car and Driver, 3 Sep. 2020
  • The Ion+ also has twice the torque of most trimmers to speed things along.
    — Jason Diamond, WSJ, 21 Nov. 2018
  • Meanwhile, the neck fan is about as high-tech as a microwave or a beard trimmer.
    — Saahil Desai, The Atlantic, 9 Aug. 2024
  • Weed trimmers, work gloves, belts, snacks and breakfast items are needed.
    — Maureen C. Gilmer, Indianapolis Star, 23 June 2017
  • Why not cut this side quest entirely, then, and bring the movie down to a trimmer run time?
    — Joanna Robinson, HWD, 12 Dec. 2017
  • Nasal hairs are briskly dealt with using wax or, less painfully, with a nose-hair trimmer.
    — Lisa Morrow, CNN, 15 Nov. 2021
  • The unique ProLift trimmer lifts and cuts long and flat hair.
    — Chris Hachey, BGR, 24 Nov. 2021
  • The horse ranchers need to get rid of the manure and the tree trimmers need to pay to dump the mulch.
    — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2023
  • Anyone with a chain saw and a ladder can call themselves a tree trimmer.
    — Washington Post, 7 July 2021
  • If the plant is too tall to turn under easily, mow first or use a weed trimmer.
    — oregonlive, 16 Aug. 2021
  • Cut a new piece of trimmer line about 10 to 16 feet long and fold it in half.
    — Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 29 June 2026
  • To avoid going too far, start by using the longest guard on your trimmers.
    — Liza Corsillo, GQ, 28 Sep. 2017
  • Teams tend to save weight in their rear two sailors (helm and wing trimmer) to add to the engine room (the grinders).
    — Rob Hodgetts, CNN, 23 May 2017
  • Both senior adults now, the Dunbars brought a weed trimmer and got to work.
    — Tracy Maness, Houston Chronicle, 21 Jan. 2020
  • Kids who take up the challenge can earn T-shirts, mowers and trimmers.
    — Stephen Hudak, orlandosentinel.com, 14 Aug. 2019
  • Makita explains that the teal guard on the hedge trimmer’s shear blade is missing.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 6 Aug. 2022
  • Saw dust still wafted on the breeze, despite the tree trimmers having long since left.
    — Summit Ghimire, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2023
  • It may have been injured by a mower wheel or a line trimmer, or there may be insects present.
    — Neil Sperry, ExpressNews.com, 13 Aug. 2020
  • Special nail trimmers will help you to keep them trim without cutting the quick, which can be painful.
    — Lisa Bloch, The Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2024
  • This compact foil shaver features a twist cap to protect the foil and a slide-out trimmer for longer hair.
    — Don Melanson, Popular Mechanics, 26 Oct. 2018
  • When your dog is used to having its feet handled, put the trimmer against the nail and offer praise and more treats.
    — Kim Campbell Thornton, Star Tribune, 19 Mar. 2021

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