lapel

Example Sentences

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Angry, the 60-year-old cannot come to terms with the loss of her daughter Annalee, a little blonde girl in a cowboy hat whose smile lights up the pin attached to the lapel of her jacket.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

On his lapel, he wore a little button, a heart over crossbones.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 15, 2025

Someone knelt down and clipped a microphone to her lapel, a few inches from the crucifix that dangled from her neck.

From Slate • Jun. 25, 2025

Sporting a tricolour clip on his lapel, the musician had Irish citizenship conferred on him in Killarney and said it was a "a monumental day" for all involved.

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2025

He took it without a word, and while my mother pinned it to his lapel, I held my flowerless lapel out to my sister and smirked.

From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt