How to Use lapel in a Sentence

lapel

noun
  • He wore a carnation in his lapel.
  • Kennedy wore a suit with the union's black Aztec eagle pinned to the lapel.
    — USA TODAY, 21 May 2018
  • Position a lapel flag pin on the left lapel, near the heart.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
  • At the church wedding, Mazur wore a dark suit with a red rose in his lapel.
    — USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2017
  • The rose lapel pin and horse signet ring really seal the deal.
    — Marykate Boylan, Town & Country, 25 July 2023
  • The Rock leaps over his desk and picks me up by my lapels, glaring at me.
    — Dan Neil, WSJ, 16 Aug. 2018
  • The president wore a dark suit with a U.S. flag pinned to his lapel.
    — Washington Post, 15 July 2021
  • Michel’s suits were easy to spot by the yellow stitching around the lapel hole.
    — Ben Cohen, WSJ, 4 Oct. 2017
  • Even with a wider lapel, the scarf with a bow is a good proportion.
    — Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Nov. 2023
  • The man took a Ukrainian flag pin from his lapel and handed it to her.
    — New York Times, 8 May 2022
  • At one point, Biden gave Whelan the flag pin off his own lapel.
    — Eric Tucker, arkansasonline.com, 2 Aug. 2024
  • His wife, Lu Wang, dressed in black and pinned a white cloth flower to her lapel.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 8 May 2022
  • Across the street two fat pinky-ring johns with Shriner’s pins in their lapels step out of the Belmont Plaza.
    — Gail Sheehy, Daily Intelligencer, 9 Sep. 2017
  • Adding to the look was a gold winged cricket lapel pin by Title of Work.
    — Emily J. Sullivan, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Sep. 2019
  • On Day 2, he was decked out with a white jacket with black lapels.
    — Chris Hays, OrlandoSentinel.com, 28 Apr. 2018
  • The oversize style drapes over her body and has a wide, folded lapel.
    — Marina Liao, Marie Claire, 20 Jan. 2020
  • The French president pinned the medal on the lapel of each and then lightly kissed them on each cheek.
    — Michael Collins, USA TODAY, 6 June 2024
  • The classic gold buttons and gold open stitching on of the lapels gave it away.
    — Essence, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Sport a three-piece suit in mint green or shell-pink satin with big fake orchids on the lapel.
    — Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2021
  • For his trip to the award show, Gosling wore a baby blue Gucci suit with white trim around the lapel.
    — Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 25 Feb. 2024
  • Instead, opt for a patch or a lapel flag pin, which should be word over your heart.
    — Cincinnati Enquirer, Cincinnati.com, 14 June 2018
  • Instead, opt for a patch or a lapel flag pin, which should be worn over your heart.
    — Cheryl Vari, Cincinnati.com, 14 June 2019
  • The seams looked straightforward on the hanger, as in: yes, that sure is a lapel and those sure are sleeves.
    — WSJ, 31 May 2018
  • Cumberbatch wore a lapel badge in the blue and yellow of the Ukrainian flag.
    — Jill Lawless, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Mar. 2022
  • When Blake Moynes walks back into the party with the rose on his lapel, the rest of the guys are predictably non-plussed.
    — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 21 Oct. 2020
  • Or Jay-Z in the back of a Rolls-Royce with one on his lapel for the company’s ad campaign?
    — Town & Country, 28 Nov. 2022
  • The statement piece made from faux leather featured large lapels and a belt cinching her in at the waist.
    — Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 18 Mar. 2023
  • James donned a garnet jacket with black lapel and black dress shirt with a gold chain.
    — Safid Deen, OrlandoSentinel.com, 27 Apr. 2018
  • He has been known to wear a pin on his lapel showing the constantly upticking federal debt number.
    — Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2025
  • The actor dressed to the nines for the occasion, wearing a Giorgio Armani black one-button peak lapel tuxedo trimmed in satin with a classic black evening shirt and a bow tie.
    — Rachel Flynn, People.com, 23 Feb. 2025

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