cellophane

Example Sentences

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A spokesperson for Kingston Council said current regulations restricted plastic fencing and visitors were asked to remove cellophane wrappers from flowers.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

“Copy of Final Check Enclosed,” said one, and in the cellophane window was what looked like a check for $437.18 that said “Pay to the order of …”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 23, 2024

A 2,100-foot roll of cellophane costs $45; it was $25 in 2019.

From New York Times • Apr. 15, 2024

Trees and shrubbery made from green paper littered the rig, particularly on the helipad, where a farm thrived under a transparent cellophane biodome.

From Slate • Dec. 16, 2023

The gifts he would carry were wrapped in colored tissue paper—and in addition there was a deluxe basket of fruits done up in cellophane and a crate of late-shipped strawberries.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers