pliers
noun
pli·ers
ˈplī(-ə)rz 
plural in form but singular or plural in construction
: a small pincers for holding small objects or for bending and cutting wire
Examples of pliers in a Sentence
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The multitool is set up with pliers, a file, an opener, a blade, and much more.
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Mark Stock, Men's Health, 3 Dec. 2022
While the various tools aren’t as fast and smooth to deploy as a single-blade pocket knife, all tools besides the pliers can be accessed without folding it open.
—Adrienne Donica, Popular Mechanics, 8 Dec. 2022
One of the creativity tests involved two strings hanging from the ceiling and a pair of pliers.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2021
The tool has 19 individual tools that sportspeople can use to fix their fishing or hunting gear including two knives, pliers wrenches and a fire starter, among other things.
—Chris Meehan, Popular Mechanics, 13 Dec. 2022
There, under the soft light of the moon above, villagers opened the coffin of the laborer, Rakesh Kumar Yadav, with pliers and axes.
—Bhadra Sharma Saumya Khandelwal, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2022
That involved a utility knife, hammer, pry bar, pliers and five-gallon Home Depot bucket to collect all the staples.
—Laura Johnston, cleveland, 10 Sep. 2022
The majority of the older sleds have a plug wrench, a 10mm/12mm combo opened wrench, a couple screwdrivers and a pair of pliers in the tool compartment.
—John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Nov. 2022
The very first nutcrackers were metal tools that simply looked like a pair of modern-day pliers.
—Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Oct. 2022
Mark Stock, Men's Health, 3 Dec. 2022
While the various tools aren’t as fast and smooth to deploy as a single-blade pocket knife, all tools besides the pliers can be accessed without folding it open.
—Adrienne Donica, Popular Mechanics, 8 Dec. 2022
One of the creativity tests involved two strings hanging from the ceiling and a pair of pliers.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2021
The tool has 19 individual tools that sportspeople can use to fix their fishing or hunting gear including two knives, pliers wrenches and a fire starter, among other things.
—Chris Meehan, Popular Mechanics, 13 Dec. 2022
There, under the soft light of the moon above, villagers opened the coffin of the laborer, Rakesh Kumar Yadav, with pliers and axes.
—Bhadra Sharma Saumya Khandelwal, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2022
That involved a utility knife, hammer, pry bar, pliers and five-gallon Home Depot bucket to collect all the staples.
—Laura Johnston, cleveland, 10 Sep. 2022
The majority of the older sleds have a plug wrench, a 10mm/12mm combo opened wrench, a couple screwdrivers and a pair of pliers in the tool compartment.
—John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Nov. 2022
The very first nutcrackers were metal tools that simply looked like a pair of modern-day pliers.
—Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Oct. 2022
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pliers
noun plural
pli·ers
ˈplī(-ə)rz
: a small pincers for holding small objects or for bending and cutting wire
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