Example Sentences
Sarah Kester, Travel + Leisure, 26 May 2023
What to Consider The laptop sleeve could use a little more padding.
—Katherine Alex Beaven, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2023
The chest strap fits nicely, and the laptop sleeve has help up in protecting our computer.
—Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 24 Apr. 2023
On the inside of the bag is also a deeply padded laptop sleeve that keeps your devices tightly secured.
—John Thompson, Men's Health, 14 Mar. 2023
What to Consider: The laptop sleeve isn’t padded or zippered.
—Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 4 Apr. 2023
Second, the bag's clamshell opening allows for easy access to the laptop sleeve and for the ability to roll your clothes up and bag them down into the bag tightly.
—John Thompson, Men's Health, 14 Mar. 2023
The separate zipper access to the laptop sleeve is the BEST ever for flying!
—Women's Health, 3 Mar. 2023
There are a total of seven interior compartments within the main cavity, including a padded laptop sleeve that holds devices up to 13 inches, and a rear exterior slip pocket.
—Rena Behar, Travel + Leisure, 17 Feb. 2023
Jill Schildhouse, Travel + Leisure, 6 June 2023
Our testers could sit beneath it without needing sunglasses and use their laptops without changing the brightness.
—Samantha Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 June 2023
The White House and congressional Democrats have questioned the legitimacy of some information purported to be from the laptop and called the inquiries hyper-partisan.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 3 June 2023
He’s accused of moving their bodies, burning his tent and campsite, and destroying information on his laptop after the April 2022 slayings, which set the community on edge as detectives spent months piecing together their case before making an arrest.
—Steven Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 24 May 2023
Today, with cloud services, researchers can do this work at home from a laptop.
—Lois Parshley, Scientific American, 16 May 2023
The idea is to give people a regular laptop that can pull double-duty as an eReader.
—Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 10 May 2023
Hardy, 35, who had been assigned to help Antonio, liked to sit in his hospital room, typing on her laptop.
—Lizzie Johnson, Washington Post, 3 May 2023
On the right end of the table, the comforting, familiar sight of my dad’s bald head and gaze focused on his laptop brought me a flood of emotion.
—Leo Dominguez, New York Times, 3 May 2023
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“Laptop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laptop. Accessed 10 Jun. 2023.
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laptop
1 of 2 adjective
laptop
2 of 2 noun
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