briefcase

Example Sentences

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I stopped at Tante Jans’s rooms just long enough to take a briefcase of papers from the desk.

From Literature

I fell in with a nerdy set—a small group of academically minded boys who carried their books in briefcases.

From The Wall Street Journal

For the uninitiated, the U.S. version asked contestants to choose one of 26 unmarked briefcases containing between 1 cent and $1 million.

From The Wall Street Journal

When the door opened, and Dad appeared, carrying a briefcase, then he wasn't at work anymore.

From Literature

An armored vehicle moved it—or rather moved Ridge, who was handcuffed to a metal briefcase holding the formula—from one bank vault to another in 2018.

From The Wall Street Journal