How to Use clipping in a Sentence

clipping

noun
  • Zane rarely comments about his clipping from the Voice of the West.
    Kevin Fisher-Paulson, SFChronicle.com, 13 Nov. 2019
  • Don’t use lawn clippings if the lawn was mowed when weeds were in seed.
    OregonLive.com, 27 Feb. 2018
  • All the mowers in the test mulch (discharge the clippings into the grass) and bag.
    Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 11 Apr. 2019
  • The black-and-white pictures and old news clippings would return to the wall.
    Rick Rojas, New York Times, 28 May 2017
  • Not a link, a real, hold-in-your-hands-and-read clipping.
    Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Jan. 2018
  • All tree or shrub clippings need to be cleaned up and disposed of in a bin.
    Yvette Yrrea Moe, Ramona Sentinel, 21 Oct. 2017
  • The arborists are now in the midst of a monthslong process to grow new roots from the clippings.
    Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2024
  • This is why leaves and clippings are a match made in heaven.
    Bonnie Blodgett, Twin Cities, 29 Apr. 2017
  • The mulching plug forces the clippings to stay in the cutting chamber to get finely chopped.
    Dallas News, 5 Mar. 2020
  • This can be dealt with by turning the pile of clippings to aerate it.
    Dan Gill, NOLA.com, 14 Oct. 2017
  • Keep the area around your home free from debris, such as leaf piles, mulch, and grass clippings.
    Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 July 2024
  • In one position, the door is open and clippings flow into the bag.
    Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 28 Feb. 2023
  • That keeps grass clippings and rocks away from nearby cars.
    Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 May 2025
  • Nathan then had to sort through years and years of files, clippings, boxes of letters.
    Tom Teicholz, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
  • The pet owner will decide what kind of urn, clay or ink paw prints or fur clippings the choose.
    Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2024
  • Next, use a putty knife to scrape loose any caked-on grass clippings from the underside of the deck.
    Timothy Dahl, Popular Mechanics, 11 Sep. 2019
  • But many of the news clippings and tweets peppered in the margins date from after the conclusion of the project.
    Emma Green, The Atlantic, 6 Aug. 2017
  • Dog grooming, for instance, no longer means a flea bath and a clipping.
    Peter Haldeman, New York Times, 4 July 2018
  • First, rinse off the vinyl fence with the hose to remove loose dust, grass clippings, and other debris.
    Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Oct. 2024
  • Use tight lids for garbage bins and dispose of lawn and leaf clippings quickly.
    Timothy Dahl, Popular Mechanics, 28 Feb. 2017
  • Large glass bulbs, now containing clippings of a pothos plant, hang here and there.
    Annie Correal, New York Times, 1 Nov. 2019
  • The pile heats up, and the clippings decompose quickly.
    Contributing Writer, NOLA.com, 16 Oct. 2017
  • Settling can make the stones uneven and hazardous to walk on, and can cause dirt and grass clippings to pile up on them.
    Steve Boehme, The Tennessean, 13 Oct. 2024
  • The latch for the collection bag often gets clogged with clippings.
    Camryn Rabideau, Peoplemag, 7 June 2023
  • Most mulching mowers will come with a bag that gives you the option to collect grass clippings.
    Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2023
  • Maybe the clipping was happening at only the first gain stage.
    IEEE Spectrum, 26 Nov. 2023
  • The Sun Joe comes with a 13.2-gallon grass bag to collect clippings to prevent thick thatch build-up.
    Brandon Russell, Popular Mechanics, 5 Sep. 2023
  • Let the Clippings Fall Save time and fertilize your turf at the same time by leaving clippings on the lawn.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 May 2025
  • Use light layers of clippings so water and air can reach plant roots.
    Betty Cahill, The Denver Post, 14 June 2019
  • Finally, note that the grass clippings aren’t collected.
    Tyler Hayes, PC Magazine, 10 May 2025

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