paper clip
Example Sentences
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Even a tiny magnet can lift a paper clip against the pull of Earth's entire gravitational field.
From Science Daily ● May 18, 2026
So he found a workaround: a paper clip.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2025
After a few weeks, Webb had read it and stuck a paper clip — about 500 in all — over every passage that might offend the higher-ups.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2025
“And who doesn’t take notes on a checkbook or use a paper clip to hold his glasses together?”
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 17, 2023
He tossed the paper clip onto his desk blotter; now he stroked his beard some more.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
