How to Use trimmer in a Sentence

trimmer

noun
  • The more Ah, the longer the hedge trimmer will run between charges.
    Bob Beacham, chicagotribune.com, 4 Aug. 2020
  • The Ion+ also has twice the torque of most trimmers to speed things along.
    Jason Diamond, WSJ, 21 Nov. 2018
  • It was not confirmed that the driver of the truck stole the trimmer.
    cleveland, 23 Oct. 2019
  • 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
  • The unique ProLift trimmer lifts and cuts long and flat hair.
    Chris Hachey, BGR, 24 Nov. 2021
  • 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
  • Using short, gentle strokes, use the trimmer to cut the hair.
    Garrett Munce, Men's Health, 24 July 2023
  • 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
  • Both senior adults now, the Dunbars brought a weed trimmer and got to work.
    Tracy Maness, Houston Chronicle, 21 Jan. 2020
  • Our overall choice for the best hedge trimmer is the Stihl HSA 56 hedge trimmer kit.
    Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 July 2023
  • Why not cut this side quest entirely, then, and bring the movie down to a trimmer run time?
    Joanna Robinson, HWD, 12 Dec. 2017
  • This beard trimmer is on the pricier side, but there is a good reason.
    Popsci Commerce Team, Popular Science, 22 Nov. 2020
  • Meanwhile, the neck fan is about as high-tech as a microwave or a beard trimmer.
    Saahil Desai, The Atlantic, 9 Aug. 2024
  • Be mindful not to work around poison ivy, and don’t touch the trunks of your trees and good shrubs with the line from your trimmer.
    Neil Sperry, ExpressNews.com, 5 July 2019
  • In the right light, it could even be confused with an electric beard trimmer.
    Maxwell B. Mortimer, Car and Driver, 3 Sep. 2020
  • Kids who take up the challenge can earn T-shirts, mowers and trimmers.
    Stephen Hudak, orlandosentinel.com, 14 Aug. 2019
  • Much of that, MSI says, comes from the screen, which is trimmer than the previous model's.
    Gordon Mah Ung, PCWorld, 3 Apr. 2018
  • Keep your nails on point with this electric nail trimmer.
    Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2023
  • The younger worker threw the trimmer at the older man, who was hit on the forehead with the trimmer’s engine.
    Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 7 Oct. 2022
  • 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
  • On the back of the trimmer, there is a trimming guide that will guide the trimmer more easily through your beard.
    Chris Hachey, BGR, 3 Aug. 2022
  • It’s a hybrid trimmer and shaver that works almost anywhere on the body.
    Maren Estrada, BGR, 6 Oct. 2022
  • Makita explains that the teal guard on the hedge trimmer’s shear blade is missing.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 6 Aug. 2022
  • With the wing trimmer Glenn Ashby the oldest member at 39, the team sees youth as a key to its success.
    Chris Museler, New York Times, 12 June 2017
  • This compact foil shaver features a twist cap to protect the foil and a slide-out trimmer for longer hair.
    Paige Szmodis, Popular Mechanics, 18 Mar. 2021
  • When the phloem is lost all the way around by injury like this (or by weed trimmer damage at ground line), the roots will die and the tree will die.
    Neil Sperry, ExpressNews.com, 16 Apr. 2020
  • If any small new weeds escape the Tertill's wheels, the machine will cut them down with a trimmer.
    Jennifer Aldrich, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 2021
  • Saw dust still wafted on the breeze, despite the tree trimmers having long since left.
    Summit Ghimire, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2023
  • The finer pinch of this body trimmer is more delicate around the pits, groin, and whatnot.
    Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 29 June 2023
  • While scissors can be used, a wick trimmer's design allows for better access to tricky areas, resulting in a cleaner cut.
    Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 27 July 2024

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