: a length of wire bent into flat loops that is used to hold papers together
Examples of paper clip in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Multiple compartments separate pens, paper clips, charging cables and other small office supplies.—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026 Unlike the predictable drawers that pull out, this style slides out to the side, so pulling out paper clips feels more like an event than a rudimentary task.—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 18 May 2026 Some offices have run out of paper clips.—Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026 The doomers fret over rogue superintelligence, an AI that accidentally eliminates us while fulfilling a paper clip order.—Joe Hagan, Vanity Fair, 18 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for paper clip