1.   It was like trimming a lawn with nail clippers.

2.   Pete was trimming the lawn around the roses.

3.   Of course, not everyone has the time, energy or inclination necessary to rake, seed, fertilize and trim the lawn.

4.   On the shores of the Hudson River, the tall buildings are all new, their lawns perfectly trimmed.

5.   Rep. Steven C. LaTourette was elected from a suburban Ohio district by voters who balance their checkbooks, trim their lawns and pay their bills on time.

6.   Some environmentalists want as many people as possible to give up on machines entirely and trim their lawns the old-fashioned way -- with hand-pushed reel mowers.

7.   A gardener trimmed the lawn, and the utilities remained on.

8.   Roads have been paved, plaques polished, lawns trimmed.