paper clip
Example Sentences
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So he found a workaround: a paper clip.
I was holding it together with Scotch tape and paper clips.
From Salon
“I kept the paper clips,’’ Wambaugh said, “and never met Webb.”
From Los Angeles Times
“I mean, we may lose our paper clips and bottle caps, but we always have each other.”
From Los Angeles Times
Not because you flung paper clips at the substitute teacher again, but because your deskmate who has been missing since this morning went home thanks to head lice.
From Salon
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