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
So, I grabbed my notebook and pocket calculator — well, smartphone calculator app — and got to work.
From Salon ● Nov. 7, 2021
Inventor Sir Clive Sinclair, who popularised the home computer and invented the pocket calculator, has died at his London home aged 81.
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
“Figure it out for yourself,” she said, flipping me a pocket calculator.
From "The Million Dollar Shot" by Dan Gutman
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