paper clip

NOUN

wire or plastic bent to hold paper

Synonyms

WEAK

gem clip paper fastener paperclip

Example Sentences

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Even a tiny magnet can lift a paper clip against the pull of Earth's entire gravitational field.

From Science Daily • May 18, 2026

Channeling the fictional 1980s secret agent MacGyver, he unwound the paper clip and stuck it in his TV’s coaxial port to get a signal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 8, 2025

After a few weeks, Webb had read it and stuck a paper clip — about 500 in all — over every passage that might offend the higher-ups.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2025

“And who doesn’t take notes on a checkbook or use a paper clip to hold his glasses together?”

From Seattle Times • Dec. 17, 2023

I went to the office and asked the secretary for a paper clip.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin