How to Use envelope in a Sentence

envelope

noun
  • What did the stamp say to the envelope on Valentine’s Day?
    — Fiona Tapp, Parents, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Gingrich’s tactics pushed the envelope of the norms of the day.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Dec. 2021
  • Placing an envelope in the mail just doesn’t have the same feel to it.
    — Linda Gandee, cleveland, 12 June 2022
  • Michaels and Triple H chose to push the envelope with their personas on and off the screen.
    — Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 12 Aug. 2022
  • My mom would give me red envelopes with chocolate coins in them to give to my friends.
    — Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Feb. 2024
  • What to know What are the coupons that come in the Pegasus Pin envelope?
    — Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 6 Mar. 2023
  • Beckham picked the envelope with the money but split the prize with Page.
    — Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 15 Aug. 2024
  • In her role, Taylor is able to push the envelope freely.
    — Blake Newby, Essence, 11 Sep. 2021
  • New this season to the bag scene were tuck bags almost as thin as envelopes.
    — Irene Kim, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2023
  • Then, Jobs picks up a brown string-tie envelope and pulls the Macbook Air out of it.
    — Priya Kartik, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Tuck a coin into the envelope with this DIY scratch-off card for the big reveal.
    — Angela Belt, House Beautiful, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Olivia Wilde wants to push the envelope with her latest film.
    — Glenn Garner, Peoplemag, 1 Sep. 2022
  • Cut scallops into the top of a 3x5-inch envelope to make a cloud.
    — Nicole Harris, Parents, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Dave put 75 cents in an envelope and mailed it to a post office box in New York City.
    — John Kelly, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2022
  • Eric Valadez opened the envelope and took out the photo.
    — Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News, 18 Oct. 2021
  • Some of those bribes, prosecutors say, came in the form of envelopes stuffed with cash.
    — Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 23 July 2024
  • Drawn on the outside of the envelope was a clapboard house with an open window.
    — airmail.news, 1 Feb. 2025
  • This black set comes with five pieces: two small cubes, a medium cube, a large cube, and an envelope pouch.
    — Brandi Fuller, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Apr. 2023
  • After Julie Jensen's death, the Wojts gave the police the sealed envelope.
    — Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 10 Feb. 2023
  • The pillows have an envelope closure for a seamless look when the bed is all made up.
    — Barbara Bellesi Zito, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 June 2023
  • Planets can differ from the swirling envelopes of gas and dust from which they are born, astronomers have found.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Perhaps on the edge of our seats when that final envelope is opened.
    — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
  • The walls had to match the bright pink of the lining of the envelope she had been sent, and so a special wallpaper was printed.
    — India Hicks, House Beautiful, 23 Sep. 2021
  • The boys went to a skatepark, where three other teens were hanging out — one had just been paid and had an envelope full of cash.
    — Anita Chabria Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2021
  • After the man died, the document that was in the envelope was filed for probate.
    — Dallas News, 18 Sep. 2022
  • And then, there was a doorbell ring, and there was a package, a manila envelope with 155 pages in it.
    — Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 14 Oct. 2024
  • Others may not have recognized the cards, which came in plain white envelopes.
    — Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2023
  • The handwriting on the card and the envelope seemed to be from two different people, which the OP found strange.
    — Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
  • Abe ended up slipping the envelope under his leg in footage widely shared by Iranian state media to this day.
    — arkansasonline.com, 13 Mar. 2025
  • If you are questioned by your bank or the IRS, the envelopes could help show your parents were gradually saving the money over time rather than engaging in some money-raising scheme on which taxes were never paid.
    — Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025

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