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

Jim, on “The Office,” sticks Dwight’s stapler in Jell-O; Kenneth, on “30 Rock,” insists that he has to marry an envelope before he licks it.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 22, 2023

He sat down at the table with his tools — a pen, a stapler, some slips of paper — and put on his reading glasses.

From Washington Post • Nov. 18, 2022

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

Someone didn’t let her use their stapler after she bought everyone doughnuts last week—seriously, I’m not making that up—and her shrieking voice is making my chest tight.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman