cellophane

Example Sentences

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Both of her arms were covered in freshly-inked tattoos, her left arm still wrapped in glistening cellophane.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2025

At the end of her roughly 15-minute speech, Walz held up a small cellophane bag filled with cookies.

From Slate • Oct. 17, 2024

What began with cellophane in the 1930s picked up speed with the rise of plastic clamshells in the 1980s and bagged salads in the 1990s.

From New York Times • Apr. 2, 2024

Should I mention the supplies — homegrown fruit, butter, canned goods, vegan chocolate chips, cellophane bags — that have been donated, leading me to try many new ingredients?

From Seattle Times • Feb. 27, 2024

And the soldiers wore the girls’ hats, one a tiny yellow straw boater with a bunch of daisies on the crown, the other a white knitted half-hat to which medallions of blue cellophane adhered.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck