paper clip

noun

: a length of wire bent into flat loops that is used to hold papers together

Examples of paper clip in a Sentence

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Don’t forget to clean the brewing needle—here a paper clip is also your friend. Kelly Dawson, Architectural Digest, 28 Mar. 2025 Just use a paper clip or SIM ejection tool to pop the SIM card out of your current phone, then slide that SIM into your new phone. Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 28 Feb. 2025 The scene quickly cuts away to someone picking the lock to Foggy's apartment building with a paper clip and using the same paper clip to kill a housefly. Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025 Binder clips or paper clips are handy for holding ends and edges while your glue dries. Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 27 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for paper clip

Word History

First Known Use

1851, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of paper clip was in 1851

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“Paper clip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paper%20clip. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.

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paper clip

noun
: a length of wire bent into flat loops that is used to hold papers together
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