paper clip
noun
a flat wire or plastic clip shaped so that it can hold sheets of paper between two of its loops.
paper clips
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pluralof paper clip.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Result: whiffs of the paper-clip maximizer, an ancient AI thought experiment in which a computer ends up consuming all planetary resources pursuant to its instruction to make paper clips.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
I was holding it together with Scotch tape and paper clips.
From Salon ● May 23, 2025
Other objects - from cotton buds to paper clips and hairpins or even fingers - should never be used in the ear canal itself.
From BBC ● Jan. 23, 2024
Enough of trying to patch together an injured and ineffective rotation with a glue stick and paper clips.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2023
Looks like someone made him out of paper clips and Scotch tape.
From "The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle" by Leslie Connor
