lapel

Example Sentences

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Bee devices are worn on the wrist, belt or lapel, and primarily function as an assistant by taking notes, offering reminders and keeping calendars.

From Barron's • Jan. 11, 2026

Someone knelt down and clipped a microphone to her lapel, a few inches from the crucifix that dangled from her neck.

From Slate • Jun. 25, 2025

Barbara, 70, even had a Canadian lapel pin in her pocket – a gift from another tourist - which she thought might come in useful if further subterfuge proved necessary.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2025

He has been but a speck of lint on the Lakers’ lapel, a bit of dust at the end of the Lakers’ bench, a small and irrelevant bystander in the Lakers’ long and arduous journey.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2025

He reaches out and straightens the lapel of my coat.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron