1
a
: one of the divisions of a compound leaf
b
: a small or young foliage leaf
2
: a leaflike organ or part (such as one of the flaps of a heart valve)
3
: a usually folded printed sheet intended for free distribution
leafleted or leafletted; leafleting or leafletting
: to hand out leaflets
: to hand out leaflets to
Examples of leaflet in a Sentence
Noun
Protesters were handing out leaflets condemning the government's environmental policies.
the company hires college students to work the phones and distribute leaflets for its clients
Verb
We spent the morning leafleting.
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Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 14 July 2025
During the first week of Wimbledon, campaigners were handing out leaflets that were entitled ‘Love Tennis.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Katie Campione, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2024
Selecting and cutting above a bud eye (or leaflet set) that is outward-facing prompts the rose to grow in an outward direction.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2023
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Noun
The work shows a self-portrait of Jones on all fours looking up at the viewer, while in the top right corner is a clipping from a leaflet attributed to The Centre for Spastic Children in Cheyne Walk.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 14 July 2025
During the first week of Wimbledon, campaigners were handing out leaflets that were entitled ‘Love Tennis.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Verb
There are plans to leaflet outside the Crooked Media offices in Los Angeles Monday.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2024
Selecting and cutting above a bud eye (or leaflet set) that is outward-facing prompts the rose to grow in an outward direction.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2023
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“Leaflet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leaflet. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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leaflet
1 of 2 noun
leaf·let
: a usually folded printed sheet intended for free distribution
leaflet
2 of 2 intransitive verb
leafleted; leafletted; leafleting or leafletting
: to hand out leaflets
invalidated an ordinance banning all leafleting—David Kairys
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