zipper
Example Sentences
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Among the new nonnegotiables: fleece vests instead of jackets and elastic waistbands instead of “hard pants,” i.e., anything with a zipper.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025
Williams rode shotgun, his bug hooked onto the zipper of his backpack.
From Salon • Jan. 7, 2025
“I got so little playing time at Oregon,” he joked, “the zipper on my warm-up jacket rusted shut.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 2024
Technically, price pack architecture refers to a strategy in which a company adjusts a product’s packaging — “portion control” snack sizes, for example, or stay-fresh features like zipper bags — to offer consumers more options.
From New York Times • May 31, 2024
I’m not entirely sure how to take that, so we ride in silence for a couple blocks as I fiddle with my backpack’s zipper pulls.
From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.