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How to use zipper in a sentence

21 example sentences · noun, verb

Zipper means a zip fastener. Example: “He got his T-shirt stuck in the zipper of his jacket.”

Examples of zipper by meaning

nounA zip fastener.

  • He got his T-shirt stuck in the zipper of his jacket.

nounA scar on a person's body.

  • I also competed in track and field at Idaho, and it's all because of putting the shot that I've got my long scar, my zipper, down the back of my neck.1969, Jerry Kramer, Farewell to football, page 111

verbTo close a zipper.

  • He zippered his sweater against the cold.

verbTo put a zipper on an article.

  • These fall jackets are zippered.

verbTo act in a manner similar to a zipper closing; to interleave.

  • If more drivers knew how to zipper, the accident would not have disrupted traffic so much.

More sentences with zipper

  • If you’ve had to battle a stuck zipper, you know how frustrating it can be.From the entry stuck
  • Now that the zipper has detached, my winter coat won't keep me very warm.From the entry detach
  • Little Johnny got his willy stuck in his zipper.From the entry willy
  • Help me do up this zipper.From the entry do up
  • Guy started fumbling with his zipper, trying unsuccessfully to squeeze off the flow of urine.2022, Chuck Marten, Bad Guy Lawyer. From the entry squeeze off
  • It usually takes less than 10 minutes to go from zipper down to zipper up.2015 May 7, “So has anyone here done NoFap?”, in Reddit, r/ForeverAlone, archived from the original on 09 Aug 2023. From the entry spank
  • I play with the zipper on my jacket, yanking it up and down.2012, Sarah Ockler, Bittersweet, page 40. From the entry voop
  • She was especially excited about the silverish trousers with the zigzag zippers.2007 May 27, Jerome E. Copulsky, “In the Dressing Room, Relationships Laid Bare”, in New York Times. From the entry silverish
  • Subject apparently unhooks button, releases clasp, pulls zipper, draws string, unholes button, loosens band.1969, Lawrence Garber, Garber's Tales from the Quarter, page 230. From the entry unhook
  • “I hear a zipper!” Klaus sang out as the curtains rubbed on the rod.1968, Alton Harsh, The Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz, New York, N.Y.: Popular Library, →OCLC, page 26. From the entry blousie
  • “During the worst part of the pandemic even jeans seemed like an overreach, requiring that complex button and zipper action.2022 April 12, Rhonda Garelick, “Am I Done Suffering for Fashion?”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 18 Jun 2022. From the entry cardigan
  • The zipper was stuck above her bra strap.2010, James Ellroy, The Hilliker Curse: My Pursuit of Women, Vintage, →ISBN, page 15. From the entry boocoo
  • A zipper head (an air force zoomie with his hair parted in the middle) walked up to me.2008, Rob Krott, Save the Last Bullet for Yourself, page 89. From the entry zoomie
  • She'll love the nine inch zipper and casual front pleats.2003 October 5, “Mom Jeans: Support - Saturday Night Live”, in Saturday Night Live, season 28, via NBC. From the entry mom jeans
  • The two and three-year-olds, who come at nine o’clock, arrive be-leggined and be-muffled, and the teachers have become adept at manipulating zippers.1932 March 13, “Youngsters Like to Learn Under New School Methods. Five-Year-Olds Start Music, Babies Begin French at Flatbush Montessori…. From the entry be-leggined
  • Look for pants with reinforced seats and knees and full-length side zippers that make it possible to put the pants on while you are wearing boots, crampons, skis, or snowshoes.2010, Ronald C. Eng, editor, Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills, 8th edition, US: The Mountaineers Books, page 24. From the entry pants

Meaning of zipper

  1. noun A zip fastener.
  2. noun A pressure-sensitive plastic closure, as on a Ziploc bag.
  3. noun A leucine zipper.

Full definition of zipper

Questions about zipper in a sentence

How do you use zipper in a sentence?
Zipper is used as a noun and verb. For example: “He got his T-shirt stuck in the zipper of his jacket.”
What is a short sentence with zipper?
“These fall jackets are zippered.”
What does zipper mean?
Zipper means a zip fastener.

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