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sticky tape

NOUN
Scotch™ tape
Synonyms
WEAK


Example Sentences

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The club has weighed using sticky tape to catch the lanternflies, but that risks ensnaring helpful insects, like pollinators, and even small birds.

From New York Times • Jun. 14, 2023

He bought the propeller and remote control in a shop, but constructed the body, wings, tail and fin from pieces of recycled styrofoam gathered in dump sites and held together with sticky tape.

From Reuters • Apr. 20, 2023

If the paper keeps its shape after being crumpled, it can go in the recycling, and there's no need to remove sticky tape.

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2022

The researchers took sticky tape samples from 450 babies in total.

From BBC • Sep. 6, 2022

The frame was held together over the bridge of his nose with sticky tape, as if it had often been broken.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke




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