shred paper

Frequency: 6.57.0 per million words

To cut paper into very small, thin strips, especially with a machine.

paperVERB + paper

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Examples (10)

  • I need to shred these sensitive paper documents before throwing them away.
  • The office clerk spent the entire afternoon shredding old paper files.
  • Make sure you shred any paper that contains your credit card number.
  • All confidential paper must be shredded according to company policy.
  • She bought a machine to shred paper more efficiently at home.
  • The spy shredded the secret paper just as the police arrived.
  • Is it really necessary to shred every single piece of paper?
  • After shredding the paper, they used the strips as packing material.
  • The machine is designed to shred paper into tiny, unreadable bits.
  • He forgot to shred the incriminating paper evidence before the raid.