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lapel

[luh-pel] / ləˈpɛl /








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“I’ve had enough,” he said, removing the microphone from his lapel and tossing it to the floor.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 7, 2026

Gautam Tamboliya, a 21-year-old student from India’s Haryana state, carried India’s national flag and wore a lapel pin with an image of a cockroach on it.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 7, 2026

Massie is a throwback libertarian who, in lieu of the standard lawmaker flag pin, wears on his lapel a national debt clock that he programmed himself.

From Slate May 19, 2026

With Trump’s planned attendance Saturday night at the Washington Hilton, some reporters have said they’ll wear pocket handkerchiefs or lapel pins prominently displaying the words of the First Amendment.

From Salon Apr. 24, 2026

Atticus put his hand to his lapel, where was tucked a fresh scarlet bud.

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee

“That means notch lapels, button cuffs and pants with belt loops, as opposed to peak lapels, French cuffs and side adjusters.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 5, 2026

He became a fixture on television news, wearing either military style tactical gear or a long, double-breasted green overcoat with wide lapels that critics said was meant to echo Nazi German military garb.

From Barron's Mar. 17, 2026

For each decade, extract the essential silhouette and then distinguish the characters with collars, colors, lapels, fabrics and the occasional really great sweater.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 14, 2024

Show host Jo Koy, Christian Friedel, Matty Matheson, Daniel Pemberton and Justin Hartley all went wide on the lapels of their tuxedos.

From Seattle Times Jan. 7, 2024

Chief jokingly tugged at the satin lapels of his black jacket.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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