manila

Example Sentences

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“I still feel this is a much better and more secure process than loose paper tax documents in a manila folder.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

It alleged that Tellis met repeatedly with Chinese officials at a restaurant in the Washington suburb of Fairfax, Virginia, and that at one dinner he appeared to leave a manila envelope.

From Barron's • Oct. 15, 2025

Out came minifridges and folding tables and stacks of files in manila folders, shuffling past metal guardrails and security guards and piled into cabs.

From Slate • Jul. 17, 2025

Once doors were closed, the diner’s remaining 25 workers gathered inside, received manila envelopes containing their final checks and, with support from their labor union, refused to leave.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2025

Laughing to myself, I take a manila envelope that I stole from the nurses’ station, slide the drawing inside, and scrawl on the outside: “Inside, you’ll find my heart and soul. Be kind.”

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott