staple gun
Example Sentences
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They used a staple gun to hold up the living room curtains.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2022
Then, using a staple gun, we firmly attached the screen over the holes.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 30, 2021
But as the wave petered out and my board skimmed to a standstill in the shallows, I jumped into the water and landed, heel first, on something that felt like a staple gun.
From The Guardian • Jun. 30, 2020
She endures grievous wounds, and, because she is living off the grid and unable to risk exposure in the medical system, she treats them herself, with a staple gun and duct tape.
From The New Yorker • Sep. 7, 2018
I tell him only if he brings his staple gun, and he laughs, but says he will—score!
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.