paperclip
Example Sentences
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The team recently created a more durable version of their tiny robot, which is about the size of a microcassette and weighs less than a paperclip.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
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
They scrape away at the corroded contact with a paperclip.
From BBC ● Jan. 9, 2023
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 Cory Doctorow
