on paper

Example Sentences

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From factories and coaching centres to hospitals and entertainment venues, many of Delhi's deadliest blazes have exposed a persistent gap between safety rules on paper and their implementation on the ground.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Her aim, with “Whistler,” she has said, is to put down on paper how much they loved each other.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

In another, the teacher at Tallinn Pelgulinna State high school asked students to write an essay on paper in class and use AI to help improve it, but turn in the handwritten original.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

It could make Elon Musk, on paper, the first trillionaire in history.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

I bought a composition book on the way home, and that night, after bathing, I began once again to make marks on paper.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers