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Examples of correction fluid in a Sentence
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The 71-year-old scratched away with black, red and blue pens, highlighting key moments in fluorescent yellow and covering any mistakes with correction fluid.
—Varun Shankar, Washington Post, 5 July 2024
White correction fluid Made a mistake?
—Fox News, 27 Aug. 2022
In February, the high court sitting as the constitutional court nullified the presidential election results after finding that it was marred by massive irregularities including the use of correction fluid in correcting figures during the election period.
—Rabson Kondowe, Quartz Africa, 27 June 2020
Most correction fluid is latex-based and will need to be treated like a paint stain.
—Washington Post, 5 July 2021
Her secretarial work ultimately led to her development of a new product, the typewriter correction fluid Liquid Paper.
—Chris Morris, Variety, 10 Dec. 2021
The vote-count was rigged with correction fluid on the tally sheets.
—The Economist, 16 Dec. 2020
The quills of hedgehogs, porcupines and echidnas shone bright white, as if dipped in correction fluid.
—New York Times, 18 Dec. 2020
Bette Graham, the mother of musician Michael Nesmith of The Monkees whose invention of the correction fluid Liquid Paper had created a multimillion-dollar business, was a supporter of Women for Change and The Women’s Center of Dallas.
—Jane Sumner, Dallas News, 8 Aug. 2020
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Word History
First Known Use
1968, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near correction fluid
Cite this Entry
“Correction fluid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/correction%20fluid. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
Kids Definition
correction fluid
noun
: a liquid used to paint over typing or writing errors
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