ring binder

Definition of ring binder

: a loose-leaf binder in which split rings attached to a back hold the perforated sheets of paper

Examples of ring binder in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Colonel Thomas Dorsey Chapter members donated a large assortment of three-ring binders, five-subject notebooks, backpacks, zipper binders, colored pencils, markers, pencil pouches and scissors. — Patti Restivo, baltimoresun.com, "DAR history on display at Miller Branch library in Howard; chapter gives the gift of school supplies," 8 Nov. 2019 That fall, Mitchell gathered more than thirty drawings and watercolors in a ring binder and paired them with handwritten lyrics and bits of poetry. — Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, "Joni Mitchell Discusses Her New Book of Early Songs and Drawings," 16 Oct. 2019 The physical books — thick, three-ring binders — are also being stored at the new facility, a 7,300-square-foot space at the Ahmanson Recruit Training Center in Westchester. — Nicole Santa Cruz, Los Angeles Times, "Joint FBI and LAPD homicide library brings new hope for old cases," 2 Oct. 2019 As his wife, Gwen, peers out to sea through a pair of binoculars, Spang retreats into the shack and records the day’s data in a thick three-ring binder, just as he’s done again and again before. — BostonGlobe.com, "A short documentary exploring climate change on Cape Cod," 26 Sep. 2019 Prosecutors suggest that all the papers be assembled into a three-ring binder with a table of contents, then given to the police investigator. — Pauline Repard, San Diego Union-Tribune, "San Diego County DA offers new guide for reporting embezzlement," 11 Sep. 2019 Once Brown has completely filled a pad, the sheets are torn out, three holes are punched through each sheet and they are stacked into a three-ring binder, dozens of which fill filing cabinets around the facility. — Ross Dellenger, SI.com, "Neal Brown Is Eager to Try His Hand at West Virginia's One-of-a-Kind Challenge," 27 June 2019 During a two-hour flight here from Washington on Tuesday, Klobuchar immersed herself in a set of thick three-ring binders with pink soft-plastic covers, pausing to write longhand notes on index cards. — Jonathan Allen, NBC News, "The do-or-die mission for Democrats hitting the stage Wednesday night," 26 June 2019 Weisgerber, the lead investigator since 2002, said the case was contained in more than nine, large three-ring binders. — Nicholas Rondinone, courant.com, "Norwalk officials praise police work in 32-year search for Kathleen Flynn’s killer," 18 June 2019

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20 Nov 2019

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“Ring binder.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ring%20binder. Accessed 16 December 2019.

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