How do you use the word "paste" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "paste": I stuck two sheets of paper together with paste. Add water and stir to a paste.

Paste Meaning

/peɪst/

Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounA soft moist mixture, in particular:

nounA soft moist mixture, in particular:, One of flour, fat, or similar ingredients used in making pastry.

Sentence Examples

I stuck two sheets of paper together with paste.

Add water and stir to a paste.

Blend the flour with the milk to make a smooth paste.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

glue

Antonyms:

None

CEFR Practice Quiz

I applied ____ to the back of the paper to make it stick.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

He used a strong adhesive ____ to attach the decorative tiles to the bathroom wall.

Word Origin & History

Etymology tree Ancient Greek πάσσω (pássō) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τός (-tós) Ancient Greek παστός (pastós) Ancient Greek παστά (pastá)bor. Late Latin pasta Old French pastebor. Middle English paste English paste From Middle English paste, from Old French paste (modern pâte), from Late Latin pasta, from Ancient Greek παστά (pastá). Doublet of pasta. The verb is from the noun. Middle English had pasten (“to make a paste of; bake in a pastry”), also from the noun; compare Latin pistō and Medieval Latin pastillātus.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"And that day month, he had the paste rolled out, and cut the fair twin's head off, and chopped her in pieces, and peppered her, and salted her, and put her in the pie, and sent it to the baker's, and ate it all, and picked the bones." — 1860, Charles Dickens, Captain Murderer:

"Yesterday I bought some paste, which is a nickname for fake diamonds, and they were from Bergdorf’s." — 2023 March 10, Alex Vadukul, quoting Nan Goldin, “Nan Goldin Is Ready for Oscar Night”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:

"This is likewise the market for their oil, and the paste called macaroni, of which they make a good quantity." — 1766, Tobias George Smollett, Travels through France and Italy: Containing observations on character, customs, religion, government, police, commerce, arts, and antiquities. With a particular description of the town, territory, and climate of Nice. To which is added, A register of the weather, kept during a residence of eighteen months in that city, Volume 2 (travel), page 35:

"Vermicelli for soups, is paste from Italy; so called because it looks like worms. My macaroni, paste from Italy—My salop, a root ground to powder—the root of one kind of orchis." — 1792, Arnaud Berquin, The childrens'^([sic]) companion: or, entertaining instructor for the youth of both sexes; designed, to excite attention and inculcate virtue. Selected from the works of Berquin, Genlis, Day, and others^(http://books.google.com/books?id=iysCAAAAQAAJ&dq=%22paste%22+Italy+(%22macaroni%22+OR+%22maccheroni%22+OR+%22spaghetti%22)&source=gbs_navlinks_s), page 75:

"He got up and pasted Byfield in the mouth." — 1943, William Saroyan, The Human Comedy, chapter 23:

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