How to Use wrapper in a Sentence

wrapper

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  • The kitchen makes its own wrappers for the dumplings and buns.
    — Tim Carman, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2019
  • Those with the gum tore off strips of the wrapper and gave them to the others.
    — NBC News, 18 Feb. 2022
  • Place the filling in the middle of the wrapper, fold over and seal.
    — Hetty McKinnon, Bon Appétit, 11 Apr. 2021
  • The point is: the person should be the focus rather than the wrapper.
    — Vogue, 28 Jan. 2022
  • Mia and Lucy had leaped out of the van, their snack wrappers strewn across the floor and seats.
    — Anne Branigin, Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2023
  • The Titian was found at the bus stop in a plain brown wrapper, next to an old man.
    — Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2021
  • The wrappers from 12 pounds’ worth of butter spilled from the trash.
    — Deborah Linder, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Oct. 2023
  • The only waste here is the milk carton, the straw and its wrapper.
    — Jenni Marsh, CNN, 7 June 2018
  • The dumplings are steamed, then deep-fried to keep the wrapper from drying out.
    — CNN, 1 Dec. 2021
  • Fake tattoos have come a long way since the days of peel-and-stick and the wrappers of Fruit Stripe Gum.
    — Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Rip 2 inches off one end of the wrapper and pull the straw out about an inch or so.
    — The Editors, Field & Stream, 24 Aug. 2020
  • Sun and Swell’s biggest issue has been the life span of the wrappers.
    — Ac Shilton, Outside Online, 21 Jan. 2020
  • That loud popcorn chewing or the rustling of the wrappers.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2023
  • To avoid tearing the condom, do not use your teeth to open the wrapper.
    — Andrea L. Braden, Verywell Health, 13 Aug. 2024
  • Wash your hands first, or use utensils or the wrapper to handle the food.
    — Popular Science, 20 Mar. 2020
  • Marshall said the clothes were his but a pile of wrappers and boxes by a tree weren’t.
    — Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2024
  • Dip finger in eggwash and run a small bead along all sides of the wrapper.
    — Judy Walker, NOLA.com, 12 Jan. 2021
  • Dab your index finger in the water and dampen the edges of the wrapper.
    — Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2021
  • The guard silently stopped his pace, looked down, and picked up a plastic wrapper, and moved on.
    — Fox News, 10 Aug. 2021
  • Hoppin’ John and the Chinese have whole fish and egg-wrapper dumplings.
    — New York Times, 15 Sep. 2021
  • In fact, the wrapper has a sketch of an octopus, its limbs spread across the paper.
    — Ann Trieger Kurland, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2019
  • Step 2To form dumplings, smear 2 to 3 teaspoons of filling in the center of a wrapper.
    — People Staff, PEOPLE.com, 2 Aug. 2022
  • Bobby was there, helping Diane set the table, take the cheese out of the wrapper, pour the drinks.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 8 July 2021
  • With wonton wrapper in the center of your palm, dab the outer edges of the square with water.
    — cleveland, 29 Nov. 2022
  • Keep a small trash can in the car for snack wrappers, empty cups and all of those pesky receipts that build up.
    — Brigitt Earley, Good Housekeeping, 15 Apr. 2023
  • Fold left and right corners of the wrapper in toward center (A).
    — Thu-Ha Nguyen, Southern Living, 10 Dec. 2023
  • The bear seemed to be reaching for an empty soda can and a food wrapper on the floor, the release added.
    — Claire Colbert and Michelle Watson, CNN, 24 June 2022
  • And a nice array of textures, from the flakey wrapper to the cozy comfort-food inside.
    — Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 21 Apr. 2022
  • The remains were found in a trash can of diapers and a Peppermint Pattie candy wrapper that had the date 1989, the year Aundria disappeared.
    — Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 12 Sep. 2024
  • There are a handful of companies that will sell boxes meant for trick-or-treaters to stuff their old candy wrappers in to send them to be recycled, but the difficulties in keeping candy wrappers out of the waste stream are still numerous.
    — Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Oct. 2024

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