pocket calculator
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Value still works, but measuring it requires more than a pocket calculator.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
In her shopping basket was a notebook, a spreadsheet and a pocket calculator.
From Salon • Nov. 7, 2021
It was the first true pocket calculator and, while technically not particularly advanced, it looked good and, more importantly, was very affordable.
From BBC • Sep. 16, 2021
Mr. McNamee reached into a tote bag and pulled out a small pocket calculator of his own.
From Washington Post • Nov. 22, 2017
"I'm afraid I don't know how else to explain it. I've always said to myself that if a little pocket calculator can do it why shouldn't I?"
From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl
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