How to Use envelope in a Sentence

envelope

noun
  • What did the stamp say to the envelope on Valentine’s Day?
    Fiona Tapp, Parents, 24 Jan. 2024
  • My mom would give me red envelopes with chocolate coins in them to give to my friends.
    Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Feb. 2024
  • What to know What are the coupons that come in the Pegasus Pin envelope?
    Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 6 Mar. 2023
  • New this season to the bag scene were tuck bags almost as thin as envelopes.
    Irene Kim, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2023
  • Then, Jobs picks up a brown string-tie envelope and pulls the Macbook Air out of it.
    Priya Kartik, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Tuck a coin into the envelope with this DIY scratch-off card for the big reveal.
    Angela Belt, House Beautiful, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Cut scallops into the top of a 3x5-inch envelope to make a cloud.
    Nicole Harris, Parents, 20 Mar. 2024
  • This black set comes with five pieces: two small cubes, a medium cube, a large cube, and an envelope pouch.
    Brandi Fuller, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Apr. 2023
  • After Julie Jensen's death, the Wojts gave the police the sealed envelope.
    Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 10 Feb. 2023
  • The pillows have an envelope closure for a seamless look when the bed is all made up.
    Barbara Bellesi Zito, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 June 2023
  • Others may not have recognized the cards, which came in plain white envelopes.
    Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Photos were shown of cash and bank envelopes, which Creer said also contained money, in the purse.
    Gina Kaufman, Detroit Free Press, 12 Mar. 2024
  • His wife, Cindi, opened an envelope taped on their apartment’s blue door that told them the rent was past due.
    Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Oct. 2023
  • Now though, subscribers are waiting for their red envelopes one last time.
    Harry Guinness, Popular Science, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Here’s how: Open Twitter and tap the envelope icon to open your Direct Messages.
    WIRED, 25 Mar. 2023
  • The outlet also informed the government of the address on the envelope in which they were mailed.
    Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2023
  • On the top-left corner of the envelope, for her return address, Keldy put her full name and alien number.
    Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2024
  • Then, seal the biohazard bag and place it in the return mailer envelope.
    Sherri Gordon, Health, 1 Dec. 2023
  • Before making their way inside the venue, the trio of siblings walked over to a red mailbox and placed envelopes inside.
    Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 25 Dec. 2023
  • There was the time when her husband, Peter Pietrangeli, left an envelope with thousands of dollars in cash on the roof of his car and drove off.
    Sridhar Pappu, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Then an envelope appeared at the office that was handling the sale’s escrow process.
    Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 18 July 2023
  • Ballots must be received by March 5 at 7 p.m. if the envelope is not postmarked.
    Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Mar. 2024
  • When a foreign object is placed in the body, the body reacts by forming an envelope of tissue around it.
    Ava Kofman, ProPublica, 26 June 2023
  • Bring back the sealed envelope in January and a staff member will open it and reveal a prize within.
    The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Dec. 2023
  • The drugs were packaged in clear plastic bags and stashed in white envelopes inside a large camouflage bag on the rear floorboard of the car, the affidavit said.
    oregonlive, 26 Apr. 2023
  • During the sale, the woman pulled out an envelope with $5,000 in cash, according to police.
    Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Once all the layers have dried, cut a small hole through the vellum and cardstock just above the decorative envelope.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Then an envelope appeared at the office handling the sale’s escrow process.
    Propublica, Dallas News, 20 July 2023
  • In that post, Fox uploaded a series of photos of herself and a video of an envelope being burned in a fire pit.
    Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 19 Feb. 2023
  • The red envelopes, which have long been synonymous with Netflix itself, littered homes and dorm rooms across the country.
    Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 2 Oct. 2023

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