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Examples of paper clip in a Sentence
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Yellowjackets? Wasps, which are typically about the size of a paper clip, can be identified by their pointed lower abdomens and narrow midsections, according to National Geographic.
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Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 21 July 2024
Metal Skewer: Use it like you would a paper clip—insert it and dig it around the pit until it’s loosened and able to slide out.
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Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 2 July 2024
So—one day not so long ago, the paper clip came to my aid once again.
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Paolo Confino, Fortune, 6 June 2024
If a human asks it to make paper clips and fails to specify how many, the system—not understanding that humans value nearly anything more than paper clips—will turn all of earth into a paper clip factory, before colonizing other planets to mine ore for still more paper clips.
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Kenneth Neil Cukier, Foreign Affairs, 11 June 2019
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Word History
First Known Use
1851, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near paper clip
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“Paper clip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paper%20clip. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
Kids Definition
paper clip
noun
: a length of wire bent into flat loops that is used to hold papers together
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