How to Use string trimmer in a Sentence

string trimmer

noun
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  • Adjust the height of a wheeled edger or the length of the spool on a nylon string trimmer.
    — Anthony Marcusa, chicagotribune.com, 4 Apr. 2021
  • For heavy weeds and fibrous stalks, use a string trimmer.
    — Henry Robertson, Popular Mechanics, 19 Apr. 2019
  • How to find the best string trimmer, depending on your needs and weeds.
    — NBC News, 6 Apr. 2021
  • The string trimmer is perfect for those spots that your mower just can't quite reach.
    — Samantha Gordon, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2018
  • Tune-up your string trimmer, too, and be sure to have plenty of cutting string on hand for the upcoming summer.
    — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 22 Jan. 2019
  • Take note of other products that could use the same battery and charger, such as a string trimmer or leaf blower.
    — Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2021
  • After plants have finished producing berries, use a string trimmer or rotary mower and cut plants to about 2 inches above the crown.
    — Kym Pokorny, OregonLive.com, 8 May 2018
  • In the Outdoor Power Equipment department, the store will sell blowers, chain saws, mowers, and string trimmers.
    — George Avalos, The Mercury News, 8 Aug. 2019
  • Right now, Greenworks is running a Deal of the Day on a whole arsenal of lawn care tools, including a mower, a pole saw, a blower, a string trimmer, and a hedge trimmer.
    — Samantha Gordon, USA TODAY, 25 June 2018
  • After June-bearers have finished producing berries, use a string trimmer or rotary mower and cut plants to about 2 inches above the crown.
    — oregonlive, 7 Apr. 2020
  • Keep your grass well-groomed with this walk-behind lawn mower—currently 20 percent off—and use Green Machine's shaft string trimmer to create clean lines around shrubbery.
    — Madison Yauger, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Nov. 2021
  • The typical battery string trimmer will easily handle the trimming needed for a small, neat suburban California yard–and the edging, too.
    — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 14 Oct. 2021
  • They will be required to perform a variety of tasks which may include the use of hand tools, power equipment, such as string trimmers, leaf blowers and mowers, picking up litter and assisting in athletic field maintenance.
    — Courant Community, 17 Apr. 2018
  • Liriope, monkey grass, wedelia, Japanese ardisia and Asiatic jasmine, among others, can be cut back with a lawn mower adjusted to its highest setting, a string trimmer or hedge clippers.
    — NOLA.com, 20 Jan. 2018

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