How to Use eraser in a Sentence

eraser

noun
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  • On the wall, there was a blackboard with chalk and erasers.
    — Shondiin Silversmith, azcentral, 29 Aug. 2019
  • Most vary from the size of a sesame seed to that of a pencil eraser.
    — Byelizabeth Pennisi, science.org, 1 May 2023
  • Use a clean block eraser to buff out small scuffs and marks.
    — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Dec. 2021
  • Students might bring a pencil box with erasers and a small ruler.
    — Ben Popken, NBC News, 31 Aug. 2017
  • Or this time is the Bears coach using a No. 2 pencil with a trusty eraser on the end?
    — Brad Biggs, chicagotribune.com, 5 Sep. 2020
  • Life is short, after all, and the breads make great erasers for things like carrot soup.
    — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 30 June 2023
  • Grab a piece of paper and a pencil (with a good eraser).
    — Popular Science, 15 Mar. 2021
  • The patient feels a bit of light pressure from the probe’s tip, about the size of a pencil eraser, on a few points of the body.
    — Becky Jacobs, The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 Dec. 2021
  • Most American pencils had pink or red erasers at the back by the 1920s.
    — Jonathan Schifman, Popular Mechanics, 16 Aug. 2016
  • The gene editing tool acts like a pencil and an eraser.
    — Gina Kolata, New York Times, 12 Nov. 2023
  • Best of all, each eraser will last three to five years (or 1,000 wash cycles).
    — Braelyn Wood, Health.com, 20 Sep. 2019
  • Now push towards the tip of the pencil with your right hand and towards the eraser with your left hand.
    — Wired, 31 July 2022
  • The clip and eraser are built into the cap for easier use.
    — Chris Hachey, BGR, 23 Mar. 2021
  • Squeeze this area to open the toolbar, which reveals the eraser along with tips, colors, and more.
    — PCMAG, 25 May 2024
  • The eraser wipes out one letter of the target gene, and the pencil writes in a new one, turning off PCSK9.
    — Gina Kolata, New York Times, 12 Nov. 2023
  • There was the eraser challenge, the deodorant challenge, and the list goes on.
    — Taysha Murtaugh, Woman's Day, 11 Jan. 2018
  • The eraser is a rectangle, even though the pencil is round.
    — Diana Budds, Curbed, 9 May 2022
  • Or maybe green laundry pods, socks, and some itch eraser.
    — James Lynch, Popular Mechanics, 15 Feb. 2019
  • These small cherry-red bumps can range from the size of a pinhead to a pencil eraser.
    — Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2021
  • That is where a quarterback can be a great eraser for some bad plays.
    — Scott Patsko, cleveland, 17 Dec. 2020
  • These cute sets of Japanese erasers will bring a smile to every face.
    — Jenny Williams, WIRED, 4 Dec. 2012
  • Use a target such as a pencil with a large eraser on the end or a narrow bird perch.
    — Kim Campbell Thornton, sacbee.com, 9 June 2017
  • Anything bigger than, say, the size of a pencil eraser needs to be checked out.
    — Kenny Thapoung, Marie Claire, 19 Oct. 2017
  • The pencil grew shorter, the pink eraser crown became smoother and smudged with graphite residue.
    — Jennifer Pownall, New York Times, 13 May 2020
  • White scar tissue, the size of a pencil eraser, is all that remains.
    — Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Dec. 2022
  • The hatchling is currently about the size of a pink school eraser, weighing in at 0.6 ounces.
    — Brittany Truong, USA TODAY, 28 June 2023
  • Yes, but each suitcase comes with a magic eraser to buff out any marks.
    — Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 23 Sep. 2022
  • Keep magic erasers and pumice for tile and hard-surface areas.
    — Debbie Carlson, chicagotribune.com, 20 Mar. 2018
  • The Scribe is very pricey though, and the premium pen version, with its eraser on one end, costs another $30.
    — Medea Giordano, WIRED, 17 July 2024
  • Karen Weintraub: So others have been described as scissors or erasers.
    — Sara Ganim, USA TODAY, 1 July 2024

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