on paper
In theory, hypothetically, as in Considering casualties, on paper the Americans won the Vietnam War, or They are a good team on paper but not so in the field. This metaphoric expression contrasts something written down with concrete reality. [Late 1700s]
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How to use on paper in a sentence
But the perfect-on-paper candidate never caught fire within the GOP.
How can plain ink-on-paper compete with reading as an action sport?
Charles Ray has a suite of 15 ink-on-paper paintings in an adjacent room, depicting flowers with sinewy, rainbow-colored petals.
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