envelope
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Cesar Sayoc, 57 years old, was arrested in Plantation, Fla., in October after manila envelopes containing bombs were sent to President Obama, Hillary Clinton and other prominent Democrats. — Corinne Ramey, WSJ, "Man Pleads Guilty to Sending Mail Bombs to Democrats, Trump Critics," 21 Mar. 2019 Before its latest micro bags hit the runway, the show's invites appropriately came in mini lavender Jacquemus bags and envelopes. — Lauren Alexis Fisher, Harper's BAZAAR, "Handbags Are Getting So Small They Can Barely Fit AirPods," 26 Feb. 2019 That’s in part because these are the places most likely to have actual holes cut into the building envelope to make way for pipes and wires. — Barbara Eldredge, Curbed, "How to save on utility bills," 25 Jan. 2019 Randall throws away an important envelope in the diner. — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, "The Best 'This Is Us' Recap of Episode 10 From Season 3," 16 Jan. 2019 So just back of the envelope: A 30-year mortgage on $238 million, at a pretty solid 3.92% interest rate, comes to about $1,125,228. — Jason Gay, WSJ, "For $238 Million, Do They Throw In a Foldout Sofa?," 25 Jan. 2019 The news triggered melancholy among Mormons who have fond memories of the dramatic opening of the envelopes and reading the letter as friends and family watched. — Brady Mccombs, Fox News, "No more snail mail: Mormons to receive mission calls online," 6 Sep. 2018 Stick to some of the classic high-school pieces (a corduroy A-line mini skirt, high-top sneakers) and pepper in some more obvious references to the movie: an envelope representing the letters, a scrunchie... — Ana Colón, Glamour, "7 Easy Halloween Costumes That Are Very 2018," 4 Oct. 2018 Swift said in an Instagram story thanking Perry and showing off the branch, a note and an envelope decorated with a puppy sticker. — Mahita Gajanan, Time, "It Happened. Katy Perry Extended an Actual Olive Branch to Taylor Swift," 8 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'envelope.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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