How to Use briefcase in a Sentence

briefcase

noun
Definition of briefcasenext
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  • This is not a book about a drug deal gone wrong, or a briefcase full of cash.
    — New York Times, 21 June 2018
  • He is also shown carrying a briefcase and using a cellphone.
    — Joel Shannon, USA TODAY, 7 June 2018
  • Parents should leave something important, such as their cellphone, purse or briefcase, in the back seat with the child.
    — Holly V. Hays, Indianapolis Star, 8 June 2018
  • The charcoal gray shoulder or messenger bag can also be carried like a briefcase.
    — Kristine Solomon, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2024
  • Place briefcases under the table near your toes; women should avoid holding a clutch under their armpits.
    — Carolyne Zinko, SFChronicle.com, 3 July 2018
  • Agalarov hands a leather briefcase to a woman resembling Ivanka Trump, then shoots a coy grin at the camera.
    — Daniel Arkin /, NBC News, 26 June 2018
  • The briefcase was recovered June 22 on Milwaukee's north side.
    — Bill Kurtz, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 July 2018
  • Gray sculpted briefcases and bags also showed real promise, the designs speaking for themselves in a show where the performance components sometimes threatened to drown out everything else.
    — Elizabeth Paton, New York Times, 11 June 2018
  • One for the bathroom counter, and one for the work briefcase.
    — Allure, 3 Feb. 2023
  • All told, the machine is about the size of a large briefcase.
    — Joshua Fechter, ExpressNews.com, 31 Mar. 2020
  • Dad drained the last of his milk with a quick slurp and stood to grab his briefcase.
    — Jessi Hempel, Time, 28 Sep. 2022
  • That's when Michelle grabbed her briefcase and headed to the vault.
    — Tracy Smith, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2023
  • That means Old Five just showed up in 1963 with a briefcase.
    — Rachel Paige, refinery29.com, 3 Aug. 2020
  • Put your phone, wallet or briefcase on the back seat next to the car seat.
    — Sarah Raskin, Discover Magazine, 6 June 2024
  • The turntable folds up and can be carried around like a briefcase.
    — Helena Madden, ELLE Decor, 26 May 2022
  • The train and the briefcase play integral parts in the action.
    — Keith Nelson, Men's Health, 8 Aug. 2022
  • Blood was also found on the Dell briefcase and the winter hat.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 15 June 2021
  • Meghan used the prop while working on the show as a briefcase model.
    — Sara M Moniuszko, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2019
  • In Season 1, a lawyer is shot dead and his briefcase is stolen.
    — Milan Polk, Men's Health, 10 July 2023
  • The argument could be made that the Money in the Bank briefcase was burned.
    — Aaron Oster, baltimoresun.com, 12 Aug. 2019
  • Meyers and Leo play the heads of the clean-up crew, while Banderas plays the crime boss looking for the briefcase.
    — Wilson Chapman, Variety, 8 Aug. 2022
  • And each bag and briefcase would be sent through an X-ray machine.
    — David Tarrant kevin Krause, Dallas News, 17 June 2019
  • Some of them succeed with a toddler on one hip and a briefcase in one hand.
    — Beth Thames | Bethmthames@gmail.com, al, 17 Mar. 2021
  • The rover drilled the core from a flat, briefcase-size Mars rock nicknamed Rochette last week.
    — The New York Times, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2021
  • Five returns to 1962 and receives the briefcase from The Handler.
    — Tamara Fuentes, Seventeen, 31 July 2020
  • Kevin, who came up with the concept of the video and what does that briefcase symbolize?
    — Okla Jones, Essence, 17 Oct. 2023
  • And what happened to the briefcase with the secret recording device that George left in the room to find out?
    — Larry Fitzmaurice, Vulture, 1 Sep. 2021
  • Bo’s new trick, or is that your version of the Pulp Fiction briefcase?
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Nov. 2022
  • Strap down a bag or briefcase or add a milk crate or basket for trips to the farmer’s market.
    — Christine Frietchen, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 June 2020
  • Trump’s then-girlfriend was photographed wearing only jewelry, handcuffed to a leather briefcase, and curled up on what looked like a fur rug.
    — Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 20 Sep. 2024

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