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
He had been promised a small pocket calculator as a giveaway for subscribing to the magazine, but he never received it.
From Washington Post • Nov. 22, 2017
“Figure it out for yourself,” she said, flipping me a pocket calculator.
From "The Million Dollar Shot" by Dan Gutman
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