How to Use cellophane in a Sentence
cellophane
noun- He wrapped the gift basket in cellophane.
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These notices were distributed by an unauthorized campus group and were attached using toxic and petroleum-based cellophane tape.
—Heather Wilhelm, National Review, 9 Nov. 2023
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Uno plans to remove the cellophane from all of its card decks by 2021.
—Alexis Benveniste, CNN, 26 Oct. 2020
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The cellophane is heat-sealed, and voila: a finished tape.
—Jennifer Billock, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Jan. 2022
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The light travels up the cellophane and produces a soft, fiery glow.
—The Pecks, OregonLive.com, 15 Oct. 2017
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Then cut a jagged sawtooth pattern across the top of the cellophane strip.
—The Pecks, OregonLive.com, 15 Oct. 2017
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The pouring tea doesn’t quite mask the sound of ripping cellophane.
—Rick Steves, chicagotribune.com, 2 Apr. 2021
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If the plant comes wrapped in foil or cellophane, be sure to cut holes in the bottom so water drains through.
—oregonlive, 21 Dec. 2019
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By specially wrapping the hot dogs in both cellophane and foil, says Ms. Evans, the hot dogs can stay warm for hours.
—Linda Feldmann, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Apr. 2017
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Place the cutters in a 6- by 9-inch cellophane bag and tie with festive ribbon.
—Carrie Knauer, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 9 Dec. 2019
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At the table, your dish arrives, a large onion encased in cellophane cinched with a red string.
—Alex Postman, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Oct. 2017
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The family hiked up and skied above the lift line, the sandwiches in their pockets fogging the cellophane.
—Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2018
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Every day with their lunch, the children got a cookie that came in a cellophane wrapper.
—Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2017
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Bag the rest up in cellophane and make your friends and family love you forever.
—Rachel Feltman, Popular Science, 16 Dec. 2016
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The President made a sign of the cross and wiped his eyes after his wife knelt and set down a large bouquet of white flowers wrapped in clear cellophane.
—Dominic Rech, CNN, 5 Aug. 2021
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Laceby sealed windows and cracks in his home with cellophane wrap to keep out ash and volcanic gases.
—Fox News, 18 May 2018
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Better yet, make your own filter with a rubber band and some red cellophane.
—Cameron Johnson, Popular Mechanics, 10 Nov. 2020
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This isn't just about plastic jars or cellophane or the Pacific Ocean.
—Dianna Mazzone, Allure, 20 Apr. 2020
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The most fragile parts are the tail rotor and cellophane-ey wings, but spares accompany the model.
—John Baichtal, WIRED, 3 Oct. 2007
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Bring a red light or cover white flashlights with red cellophane (available on site).
—Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2017
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Peters picked up a flip-flop, an insole, a foam insert from a bikini cup, an N95 mask, twisted sheets of cellophane and one of his most despised forms of beach trash.
—Steve Lopez Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2021
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Some used pool toys as shields while others had wrapped their extremities in cellophane to protect their skin from tear gas.
—Joshua Berlinger, CNN, 4 Aug. 2019
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Made of paper and cellophane, each lantern comes with its own mini light that changes colors every few seconds.
—Sarah Lemire, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Aug. 2021
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His money was seemingly grabbed from what could be found in pockets or the car on the way to school and was stuffed into the clear cellophane wrapper pulled off of a pack of cigarettes.
—Sari Botton, Longreads, 31 July 2017
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After laying eggs, females seal the holes with a type of waterproof cellophane.
—National Geographic, 1 Oct. 2016
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Sometimes, the spines become deeply embedded in the skin and need to be removed using cellophane tape, like the quick-thinking daycare teachers in Texas.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 18 Aug. 2023
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Using cheap plastic cellophane, Salerno and his co-workers covered the ceiling lights of the building's back staircase with the colors of the rainbow.
—Devin Kelly, Alaska Dispatch News, 12 Oct. 2017
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The women spend much of the show in front of overhead projectors, using cut-outs, drawings on cellophane and other items to create the large-scale images in front of the audience.
—Matthew J. Palm, OrlandoSentinel.com, 22 May 2017
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On a table in an adjacent space, a crowd of full-grown deer-horn mushrooms, potted and wrapped in cellophane, might have been cousins to Christmas poinsettias.
—Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2020
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Xiyadie’s colors are vivid pink, turquoise, cellophane yellow.
—Vulture, 25 Apr. 2023
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