He used a pair of compact pliers in his task.
And then he set to work with, I kid you not, a pair of pliers.
Cooper went in the house for a pair of pliers.
It came out with a big, shiny pair of pliers.
"You have to give it a half turn with a pair of pliers."
Once he came upon an old pair of pliers that someone had dropped and left behind.
In the other he held a long pair of pliers.
She would find someone with stronger hands, if not a pair of pliers.
You had to use a pair of pliers to get the water running.
There was a good strong pair of pliers in it.