paperclip
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Imagine, he says, wanting to send a single paperclip to our neighboring star, Proxima Centauri.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026
His three victories this season are on drastically different tracks — the 2 1/2-mile tri-oval at Daytona, the road course in Austin and that half-mile paperclip at Martinsville.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 13, 2024
The smart earring prototype is about the size and weight of a small paperclip and has a 28-day battery life.
From Science Daily • Feb. 7, 2024
Inspired by Kyle MacDonald, who traded his way from a single red paperclip to a house, in a series of online trades in 2006, Ms Skipper swapped the hairpin for a pair of cheap earrings.
From BBC • Dec. 16, 2021
He handed Alan a small, desiccated lump, like a black bean pierced with a paperclip wire.
From Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town by Doctorow, Cory
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