How to use lapel in a sentence

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• There was dried slobber on his coat lapel.From the entry slobber
• He was wearing a red paper flower in his lapel.From the entry paper flower
• One: he followed his man, grabbing him by his shiny lapels before he was inside his car.2019 January 24, Eamonn Griffin, East of England, Unbound Publishing, →ISBN. From the entry pile-drive
• The waiters wore red jackets with black lapels, in summer white jackets with green lapels.2011, David [Kinder] Levy, “Adieu Comrade, Said the Fat Lady: Traitor, Pariah, Ex-citizen …”, in Stalin’s Man in Canada: Fred Rose and…. From the entry wagon
• “Let us go, Officer . . .” She read the name on his lapel tag.2007, Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns, BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING (2018), page 259. From the entry Rahman
• Patrick’s Day with a crocheted shamrock—use it as a package decoration, lapel pin, or as a fridgie.1983, Rita Weiss, “Crocheted Shamrock”, in Mary Thomas, editor, Crochet & Knit Favorites of Rita Weiss: 22 Easy Projects for Every Month…. From the entry fridgie
• A lot of foulard tie bulged out and was rain-spotted above his crossed lapels.1939, Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep, Penguin, published 2011, page 176. From the entry foulard
• They were able to see the interior of the opera house through a pin camera in their agent's lapel.2013, Kitty Pilgrim, The Stolen Chalice, page 349. From the entry pin camera
• Seized by the lapels with the spirit of fraternity, solidarity and sheer abundance, what foreigner can resist the “try everything” admonition?1988 June 12, Daniel B. Wood, “Korea: Cuisine and culture in an unsettled land”, in The Berkshire Eagle, volume 95, number 373…. From the entry pine-nut porridge
• An organist wigged out like Rick Wakeman, the diamante lapels of Humza Yousaf’s kilt jacket sparkled, and out in the Mall, the procession began.2023 May 6, Rachel Cooke, “It was ludicrous but also magnificent: the coronation stirred every emotion”, in The Guardian. From the entry wig out
• Under this system, outstanding freshmen cadets (green tabbers) are picked during the first semester, and "marked" with green shoulder tabs and green plastic lapel discs.1963, Army, volume 14, page 37. From the entry tabber
• On a night out, then, I increasingly want to grip strangers by the lapels and say, “Have you not read the chief of defence staff's speech?2025 December 20, Janan Ganesh, “The case for denial”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN…. From the entry Condrieu
• Exactly like you, Philip, to come strolling in from the antipodes—dear fellow!" recovering from the fraternal embrace and holding both lapels of his coat in her gloved hands.1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, chapter I, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC. From the entry fraternal
• A little fat man with an American flag in the lapel of his coat overheard him and said the best legshow in New York was Minsky's on East Houston Street.1930, John Dos Passos, The 42nd Parallel, page 319. From the entry legshow

Meaning of lapel

1. noun Each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on the front of a jacket or coat that are folded back below the throat, leaving a triangular opening between.

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Questions about lapel in a sentence

How do you use lapel in a sentence?

Lapel is used as a noun. For example: “There was dried slobber on his coat lapel.”

What is a short sentence with lapel?

“There was dried slobber on his coat lapel.”

What does lapel mean?

Lapel means each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on the front of a jacket or coat that are folded back below the throat, leaving a triangular opening between.