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
Channeling the fictional 1980s secret agent MacGyver, he unwound the paper clip and stuck it in his TV’s coaxial port to get a signal.
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
He made a cellphone holder, a paper clip box and a toolbox out of steel — items he still uses to this day.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 4, 2023
“No wonder you can never find a paper clip when you need one,” Jordie comments when the bell rings and we’re heading for the door.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
