wrapping paper

Example Sentences

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The anthology show's running theme of anger is "just the wrapping paper" for those deeper issues, he says.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

But if your elastic wrapping paper has a pattern on it, stretching it this way will distort the pattern, enlarging some parts and not others.

From Slate • Jan. 21, 2026

But every year, as wrapping paper detonates across the living room and a small mountain of objects emerges—some beloved, some baffling—I have the same unseasonal thought: This is wildly inefficient.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

For our annual holiday wrapping paper feature, Times art directors commissioned eight L.A.-based muralists to illustrate intriguing designs, from a Dodgers tribute to sweet treats perfect for the season.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2024

In the living room, there was a large rectangular box covered in purple wrapping paper on the coffee table.

From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks