stapler

Example Sentences

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Elsewhere in the warehouse, an authenticator uses a device smaller than a stapler to scan a Louis Vuitton tote to help determine whether the leather, stitching and branding are authentic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026

He gives somebody a stapler and he says, "Oh, I'm going to be president one day. Hold on to that."

From Salon • Jun. 14, 2021

“What better antagonists are there than a cubicle, a stapler and a bad co-worker? They’re ready-made foes.”

From Washington Post • Feb. 24, 2021

Instead of situating its 256-room hotel and 100,000-square-foot hospital side by side, as might be the case on some campuses, Legacy sandwiches the two entities into a single 680-foot high-rise the shape of a stapler.

From New York Times • Jun. 23, 2020

The paper, the stapler, the staples, the tape.

From "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer