How to Use wrapper in a Sentence

wrapper

noun
  • The kitchen makes its own wrappers for the dumplings and buns.
    Tim Carman, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2019
  • Those with the gum tore off strips of the wrapper and gave them to the others.
    NBC News, 18 Feb. 2022
  • Place the filling in the middle of the wrapper, fold over and seal.
    Hetty McKinnon, Bon Appétit, 11 Apr. 2021
  • The point is: the person should be the focus rather than the wrapper.
    Vogue, 28 Jan. 2022
  • Mia and Lucy had leaped out of the van, their snack wrappers strewn across the floor and seats.
    Anne Branigin, Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2023
  • The Titian was found at the bus stop in a plain brown wrapper, next to an old man.
    Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2021
  • The wrappers from 12 pounds’ worth of butter spilled from the trash.
    Deborah Linder, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Oct. 2023
  • The only waste here is the milk carton, the straw and its wrapper.
    Jenni Marsh, CNN, 7 June 2018
  • The dumplings are steamed, then deep-fried to keep the wrapper from drying out.
    CNN, 1 Dec. 2021
  • Fake tattoos have come a long way since the days of peel-and-stick and the wrappers of Fruit Stripe Gum.
    Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Rip 2 inches off one end of the wrapper and pull the straw out about an inch or so.
    The Editors, Field & Stream, 24 Aug. 2020
  • The floor was covered with fast-food wrappers and trash.
    R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 2 July 2025
  • Sun and Swell’s biggest issue has been the life span of the wrappers.
    Ac Shilton, Outside Online, 21 Jan. 2020
  • That loud popcorn chewing or the rustling of the wrappers.
    Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2023
  • To avoid tearing the condom, do not use your teeth to open the wrapper.
    Andrea L. Braden, Verywell Health, 13 Aug. 2024
  • The shrimp cake, too, with its crisp wrapper and sweet shrimp filling, was a hit.
    Kate Washington, sacbee, 9 Feb. 2018
  • Brush egg wash around the inside edges of an egg roll wrapper.
    Brittany Burke, Redbook, 12 July 2011
  • And if making the wrappers from scratch seems like one step too many, fear not.
    Melissa Kirsch, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
  • Wash your hands first, or use utensils or the wrapper to handle the food.
    Popular Science, 20 Mar. 2020
  • Marshall said the clothes were his but a pile of wrappers and boxes by a tree weren’t.
    Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2024
  • On the corner of the counter, resting on top of my giftwrap, was the chocolate in its foil wrapper.
    Susan Fekete, Longreads, 7 Mar. 2018
  • Rather than bend over, why not deep squat down to the trash or do a burpee toward the fast-food wrapper?
    Julia Terruso, Philly.com, 5 Apr. 2018
  • Unleashed is sort of like Fall Guys but in a Squid Game wrapper.
    Andrew Webster, The Verge, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Dip finger in eggwash and run a small bead along all sides of the wrapper.
    Judy Walker, NOLA.com, 12 Jan. 2021
  • Dump everything on the counter and throw away old receipts, wrappers, business cards, and whatever else is swimming around in there.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Please put wrappers in the garbage, or the consequence will be no more gum.
    Renee Sagiv Riebling, Parents, 19 Jan. 2026
  • The expiration date is usually printed on the box as well as the test strip protective wrapper.
    Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Lumpia wrappers are made with wheat flour like egg roll wrappers, but much thinner.
    Holly Riordan, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Tear open the wrapper, give them a shake, and tuck them into a pocket or glove.
    Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Others, with breadier wrappers, are baked.
    Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 4 Jan. 2026

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'wrapper.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: