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Example sentences for "pliers"

Lexicographically close words:
pliant; plica; plicate; plie; plied; plies; plight; plighted; plighting; plinth
  1. A pair of scissors should be kept for cutting tin, or tinman's snips can be used; cutting pliers and centre punches will also be needed.

  2. In the case of pins, the point is cut off with cutting pliers and the rest doubled back to prevent its coming out on one side, the head of the pin prevents it coming out on the other.

  3. Fortunately he had his pliers in the saddle-pocket, and, taking down the wires, he forced the creature through and headed for a deep gully the mouth of which lay a few hundred yards to the left.

  4. Quite by accident, and without any inkling of what was to come of his carelessness, Buck left his hammer and pliers beside the corral gate instead of sticking them into his saddle-pockets.

  5. She took a small pair of pliers from her saddle-pocket and deftly untwisted the strands of wire from one of the posts, while Freckles looked on with an expression of intelligent interest.

  6. A pair of pliers will be of great assistance.

  7. Inserted on the slant, the little steel pliers pushed back the flesh, made room for themselves and bit the ring.

  8. Lupin heard the sound of the pliers attacking the wire strands and releasing him little by little.

  9. Cut the end off close and use the pliers to press the end down flat.

  10. Hold in the left hand and with the end of the pliers grasp the ends of the tie wire as close to the brace wire as possible and twist tightly until the joint feels firm.

  11. Place pliers back a little and twist several times until a little cable is formed.

  12. Twist the end of the spoke once and a half around the edge wire, using the jaws of the pliers to tighten the twist.

  13. Use the jaws of the pliers to press parallel wires in the twist together, and to tighten the twist.

  14. Be sure to cut with the first attempt; otherwise, if the wire is haggled off, the pliers are injured and the covering loosened at the ends of the wire which will make it impossible to tie them together.

  15. TO CUT WIRE-- Place wire firmly and squarely between the jaws of the pliers at the point where they cut and press straight down.

  16. His pliers and wrenches were too hot to hold, and his face felt scorched where the sun fell upon it.

  17. A few minutes he spent crouched down in the cockpit, watching the willows, and when nothing happened he ventured forth, armed with pliers and wrench, and went at the motor.

  18. With his pliers he tore out a sheet from the former, and holding book in one hand and the leaf in the other, he allowed them to drop at the same instant.

  19. Smith grasped the roll firmly with his pliers --and next second gazed upon dust.

  20. To do this, they did not use their fingers directly; they manipulated ingenious non-magnetic pliers attached to the ends of fingerless, insulated mittens.

  21. To remove the jar, grasp two sides of the jar with two pairs of long, flat nosed pliers and pull straight up with an even, steady pull.

  22. Grasp each post in the jaws of a pair of gas pliers and work the pliers back and forth, Fig.

  23. Also remove any roughness on surface "B" caused by pliers when cover was removed.

  24. Pliers and pincers, and a little handiness on your part, are all that is wanted, but it is better you should observe how things are done.

  25. Bore the holes very even which you have marked off, then put each wire through separately and snip off with your pliers what is not wanted.

  26. Any boy can easily construct the toy of iron-wire with a pair of pliers from the accompanying illustration.

  27. Tom was soon busy with wrenches, hammers, pliers and screw-driver.

  28. It did not take long to get his pliers from his toolbag and snip off a piece of the wire.

  29. Use the round-nosed pliers for this purpose.

  30. With the flat pliers "raise" one side of the tray, then the other side.

  31. With the pliers shape the sides as shown in the illustration.

  32. Illustration: Making the U-Tube] wire by means of a small pliers so that it will be partly in the tube and partly without.

  33. They should be twisted tight with a pair of pliers and the ends joined, forming a ring for attaching a cord.

  34. A riveting hammer and a pair of pliers will be needed, also a pair of tin shears and a piece of metal upon which to rivet.

  35. He could shinny up a pole, strap his emergency belt, open his tool kit, wield his pliers with expert deftness, and climb down again in record time.

  36. Chet seemed satisfied to go on placidly painting toys or weaving chains with his great, square-tipped fingers--the fingers that had wielded the pliers so cleverly in his pole-climbing days.

  37. Use pliers so that you do not burn your fingers.

  38. Pliers A pair of electrician's pliers should be part of your kit.

  39. Make a Simple Resistance Heater Materials you will need: 1 dry cell battery 1 foot iron picture wire Pliers Use a short strand of iron picture wire and hook the ends to the terminals of a dry cell battery.

  40. Later on, as you learn more about electricity, you'll want a pair of needle-nose pliers for the fine work.

  41. Large discs may easily be cut from sheet glass by drawing a circular diamond cut, and gradually breaking away the outer parts by the aid of additional cuts and a pair of pliers or "shanks" (see Fig.

  42. The squares are roughly snipped by means of a pair of pliers or spectacle-maker's shanks.

  43. On the other side of the box is an assortment of wrenches, cold chisels, punches, pliers and hammers.

  44. With a great show of industry he rummaged for pliers and wrenches, removed the hood from the motor and squinted down at the little engine.

  45. By then it was five o'clock when all good mechanics throw down their pliers and begin to shed their coveralls.

  46. Casey told me that he had to barricade himself in his garage that night, and he swore that Billy stood on his hind feet and stared at him all night through the window in spite of wrenches and pliers hailing out upon him.

  47. By the aid of his pliers and pincers, and by using his chisel as a screwdriver, he set to work to remove the two paddle-wheels of the vessel; an object which he accomplished.

  48. The pincers gripe, the pliers handle; the one is like the closed hand, the other like the fingers.

  49. It is true that he had only to forge and shape articles of comparatively small size, which he was able to handle with the pliers in one hand, while he hammered with the other.

  50. A pair of heavy pliers and a vise were sufficient to rid Dick of his wrist and ankle chains in a minute or two.

  51. Von Kettler turned hastily, snatched the pliers from the man's hand, and laid the metal in a receptacle.

  52. Apply the pliers at right angles with the hammer (if the action of the upright, your pliers will be in an upright position) and catch the hammer at a depth of about three-quarters of the thickness of the felt.

  53. Another method which is very good, and a very easy one, is to take your parallel pliers and squeeze the felt slightly at the point.

  54. Do not pinch hard on the pin with rough pliers and spoil the polished surface.

  55. If so, and it still binds, enlarge the hole by pressing the wood back slightly with some wedge-shaped instrument, if you have not a pair of the key pliers which are used for this purpose.

  56. If the hammers are very hard it may be well to use both the pliers and the pick; but care must always be taken not to get the hammers too soft, and extreme care must be taken not to get some softer than others.

  57. The projections at the ends are then bent out at right angles with heavy pliers or the claws of a hammer, and finally the plates bent to fit the curve of the heel.

  58. Extracting a Broken Screw A screw will often break off in a piece of work in such a manner that it is quite impossible to remove it by using a pair of pliers or a wrench.

  59. With the awl pierce tiny holes through arms, body, and legs, where they are attached, and insert a piece of wire, and with the pliers turn a small close knot in it on each side to prevent it coming out.

  60. This wire should be bent with pliers to form the cranks.

  61. When he had an airplane of his own, he would find a hundred uses for a pair of pliers exactly like those.

  62. Those pliers may or may not have come from the emergency kit of an airplane, but they certainly were not of the kind or quality that ranchmen were in the habit of owning.

  63. He must have brought those little, steel pliers purposely.

  64. With a pair of pliers break off the heads of the pins before driving them in position, then take a piece of soft wood and make a spindle, like that represented in the figure at A, and drive another headless pin into the small end.

  65. The pliers should be strong in every point, and the handles long, to afford the advantage of a powerful lever.

  66. The needles suited to the purpose are soft, but tempered at the point, which is spear-shaped; the ends are cut off with pliers after the thread is fixed.


  67. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "pliers" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
    Other words:
    buffer; corkscrew; crowbar; instrument; lathe; pincers; pipette; press; pump; siphon; tool