briefcase

Example Sentences

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He also did not mention that three men had visited their hotel room that night, one holding a briefcase, and spent an hour there before they helped the prophet load bags into his car.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

He says he remembers one of the men was holding a briefcase.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

An armored vehicle moved it—or rather moved Ridge, who was handcuffed to a metal briefcase holding the formula—from one bank vault to another in 2018.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

He carried a script he was writing in a slim briefcase, which he’d shuttle back and forth from the brand-new Starbucks down the street.

From Salon • Nov. 23, 2025

He pulled the letter from his briefcase, ignoring the grease stain on the paper, and picked up his narrative where he’d left off.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French