paperclip
Example Sentences
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“We just all imagined that delight when you put the paperclip in a Microsoft product and then all of a sudden, you get this dose of nostalgia.”
From The Verge
But on other devices, such as Apple or Google smartphones, it will still look like a regular paperclip.
From BBC
It was a brutal firing of the anthropomorphic paperclip, but it looks like Microsoft has now realized humans like to have fun while they’re entering data into spreadsheets or creating a PowerPoint presentation.
From The Verge
Some companies make them tougher to remove; Tile trackers, for instance, require a paperclip or precision screwdriver to swap a battery.
From The Verge
"If you think I’m crazy, in 2006 someone traded a red paperclip up until they got a house."
From Fox News
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
