stapler
Example Sentences
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Elsewhere in the warehouse, an authenticator uses a device smaller than a stapler to scan a Louis Vuitton tote to help determine whether the leather, stitching and branding are authentic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 21, 2026
I watched for a while as “Elvis” star Austin Butler drifted with slow, inexorable determination toward Cruise, who finally pulled the younger man toward him by clamping a hand on his shoulder like a stapler.
From New York Times ● Feb. 13, 2023
He gives somebody a stapler and he says, "Oh, I'm going to be president one day. Hold on to that."
From Salon ● Jun. 14, 2021
“What better antagonists are there than a cubicle, a stapler and a bad co-worker? They’re ready-made foes.”
From Washington Post ● Feb. 24, 2021
In fact, there was a layer of dust on the lamp, the Rolodex, and the stapler.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
