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01. We [clipped] our cats claws because they were getting a little sharp.
02. I saw a [clip] for a great movie on television last night.
03. She bought the CD after hearing 10-second [clips] of each of the songs on the Internet.
04. This handy pocket computer [clips] right onto your belt.
05. My neighbor [clipped] my cedar hedge for me while he was out working in his garden.
06. Sharon is crazy about football, and is always [clipping] articles about her favorite players out of the newspaper.
07. The lorry [clipped] my new car as it went by, and broke the mirror right off.
08. Donovan Bailey is hoping to [clip] a bit of time off his previous record for the 100-meters at next month's competition.
09. She has a number of [clippings] from magazines with some wonderful recipes for Japanese food.
10. Put the lawn [clippings] in the compost; they'll be great for the garden in a few weeks.
11. The paper [clip] was invented in 1899.
12. Their new video [clip] is really cool.
13. Fulton Sheen once said that the proud man counts his newspaper [clippings]; the humble man his blessings.
14. Sound [clips] can be a very useful teaching aid in a variety of disciplines.

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

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