especially: a device (such as a piece of rubber or a felt pad) used to erase marks (as of ink or chalk)
Examples of eraser in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebBut the tests don’t cover microplastics, which refers to particles smaller than 5 millimeters long, about the size of a pencil eraser.—Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 19 July 2024 Karen Weintraub: So others have been described as scissors or erasers.—Sara Ganim, USA TODAY, 1 July 2024 For other materials, follow the same idea by brushing off debris first, followed by spot cleaning with an eraser as needed, before turning to any solutions.—Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 May 2024 It’s become common to read that microplastics – little bits of plastic, smaller than a pencil eraser – are turning up everywhere and in everything, including the ocean, farmland, food and human bodies.—Mohan Qin, The Conversation, 6 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for eraser
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