plural noun

• Large shears used for gardening.

  ‘the hedge was cut with garden shears’

  More example sentences

  • ‘Don't forget to bring your gardening gloves, wheelbarrow, garden shears or any item that may be of use.’
  • ‘I can't manage Graham's hedge trimmer, and the use of garden shears is beyond me, too.’
  • ‘I got the secateurs and the garden shears and boy, did I give the garden a good seeing to!’
  • ‘Use garden shears, reciprocating saw or hacksaw to cut branches to proper height.’
  • ‘However, I'll be saving time this year when I use the battery-powered garden shears I bought in the fall.’
  • ‘Before cherry-picker platforms the hedge was cut by teams of estate workers with garden shears on ladders.’
  • ‘Using garden shears or a hedge trimmer, cut the sides first and work from the base up.’
  • ‘Protea have very thick, woody stems, so you'll need to have a good pair of floral cutters or garden shears on hand to give them a proper trim.’
  • ‘Get out the garden shears and nip nuisances in the bud.’
  • ‘I climbed up on a ladder with a pair of garden shears, leaned over the fence, and brazenly stole some purple lilacs.’