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“Shears” or “Sheers”

shears / sheers are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

shears sh·IY·r·z

  • nounlarge scissors with strong blades.

sheers

  • verbcause to sheer.
Usage

Examples in context

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“shears”

  • Pinking shears are a type of scissors…
  • He then shears off his hand that was…
  • …was under the name "Sally Shears" in the book Mona Lisa
  • …whose arms end in pruning shears, and makes him the center…
  • …1862 to David and Harriet Shears Hodgkins.
  • …to cut woven cloth, pinking shears leave a zigzag pattern instead…
  • The earliest patent for pinking shears was U.S. patent #489,406 which…
  • Jake Shears wrote original music and starred…
  • …Millions (also known as Sally Shears, Rose Kolodny, and others) is…
  • 1893 Pinking shears

“sheers”

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