on paper

phrase

1

: in writing

wants these promises on paper

2

: in theory

the plan looks good on paper

3

: figured at face value

on paper the stock was worth nearly a million dollars

Examples of on paper in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Sounds simple on paper, but this is a very tricky thing to achieve. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026

Also notable is each has unique premises that on paper could be considered difficult to adapt. — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026

People were manually creating labels for raw materials using Microsoft Paint, printing them on paper, then using Excel spreadsheets to track where materials were located. — Jerry Dolinsky, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026

As a result of these changes, species are still listed on paper as endangered but are largely unprotected. — Timothy Randhir, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for on paper

• newspaper
• notepaper
• sandpaper
• skyscraper
• wallpaper
• wastepaper
• caper
• raper
• scraper
• shaper
• taper
• vapor