How to Use lapel in a Sentence

lapel

noun
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  • He wore a carnation in his lapel.
  • Position a lapel flag pin on the left lapel, near the heart.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
  • The rose lapel pin and horse signet ring really seal the deal.
    — Marykate Boylan, Town & Country, 25 July 2023
  • The president wore a dark suit with a U.S. flag pinned to his lapel.
    — Washington Post, 15 July 2021
  • Even with a wider lapel, the scarf with a bow is a good proportion.
    — Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Nov. 2023
  • The man took a Ukrainian flag pin from his lapel and handed it to her.
    — New York Times, 8 May 2022
  • At one point, Biden gave Whelan the flag pin off his own lapel.
    — Eric Tucker, arkansasonline.com, 2 Aug. 2024
  • His wife, Lu Wang, dressed in black and pinned a white cloth flower to her lapel.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 8 May 2022
  • The oversize style drapes over her body and has a wide, folded lapel.
    — Marina Liao, Marie Claire, 20 Jan. 2020
  • The French president pinned the medal on the lapel of each and then lightly kissed them on each cheek.
    — Michael Collins, USA TODAY, 6 June 2024
  • The classic gold buttons and gold open stitching on of the lapels gave it away.
    — Essence, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Sport a three-piece suit in mint green or shell-pink satin with big fake orchids on the lapel.
    — Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2021
  • For his trip to the award show, Gosling wore a baby blue Gucci suit with white trim around the lapel.
    — Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 25 Feb. 2024
  • Cumberbatch wore a lapel badge in the blue and yellow of the Ukrainian flag.
    — Jill Lawless, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Mar. 2022
  • When Blake Moynes walks back into the party with the rose on his lapel, the rest of the guys are predictably non-plussed.
    — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 21 Oct. 2020
  • Or Jay-Z in the back of a Rolls-Royce with one on his lapel for the company’s ad campaign?
    — Town & Country, 28 Nov. 2022
  • The statement piece made from faux leather featured large lapels and a belt cinching her in at the waist.
    — Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 18 Mar. 2023
  • The suits are in one of three different collar and lapel styles: shawl, peaked or notched.
    — Lois Fenton, Arkansas Online, 4 Apr. 2021
  • Fold both the black and white papers back into a card shape with the paper lapels facing the front.
    — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 31 May 2023
  • But people who have it can wear a little red stripe on their lapel.
    — Steven Levy, WIRED, 22 Dec. 2023
  • As a tribute, mourners were offered a golf ball and a lapel pin.
    — Bill Laitner, Detroit Free Press, 10 Dec. 2021
  • There were lapel pins — the high-caliber ones — earpieces and black cars, hundreds of suits.
    — Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Expect to see a lot of blue-yellow ties, scarfs, and lapel pins in the audience.
    — Philip Elliott, Time, 5 Mar. 2022
  • The Dune lead also wore a black wool jacket with a notch lapel and matching wool trousers in place of greaves and gauntlets.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 13 Feb. 2024
  • The groom wore a diamond chain on his lapel by Anita Ko, a gift from his new in-laws.
    — Kerry McDermott, Vogue, 10 Apr. 2022
  • For those game to do the pinning themselves, the lapel is an obvious spot.
    — New York Times, 24 Mar. 2021
  • And then the blue moment on Marian with the little lapels.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2023
  • On the warfront a soldier runs his filthy fingers across his filthy lapel.
    — Suphil Lee Park, The New Republic, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Legend, 45, wore a creamy-white jacket with silk lapels, a white shirt with a black bow tie, black pants and black shoes.
    — Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 20 Oct. 2024
  • Customers can select the length and lapel styles on the jackets, and pants are offered in 28 to 39 inches in length with adjustable side tabs or belt loops.
    — Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 24 Oct. 2024

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