Origami

//ˌɔ.ɹəˈɡɑ.mi//

"Origami" in a Sentence (13 examples)

I'm all thumbs when it comes to origami, or paper folding.

He told me where to buy origami.

The secret to productivity in so many fields — and in origami — is letting dead people do your work for you.

Origami is the art of folding paper.

Tom is an origami artist.

All you need for origami is a sheet of paper.

These mathematicians study the mathematics of origami.

Proteins are chains of amino acids that are folded like origami paper.

Origami, the Japanese tradition of paper-folding, has inspired a number of unique spacecraft designs.

Origami can seem deceptively simple, hiding complex math within its creases.

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JongRak was a 10-year-old boy whose hands, eyes, and questions were all about origami: “Teacher, do you know how to fold a jumping frog?” With his deft little hands, he would teach me and the class how to fold a sunflower and a cicada. At some point, every kid’s little hands and pockets were filled with tiny origami models.

The production notes are folded like the funny origamis that I made in grammar school (only I used to write boy's names inside each section).

He snatched my serviette and swiftly origamied a swan.

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