How to Use lapel in a Sentence

lapel

noun

• He wore a carnation in his lapel.
• Position a lapel flag pin on the left lapel, near the heart.
  — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
• The rose lapel pin and horse signet ring really seal the deal.
  — Marykate Boylan, Town & Country, 25 July 2023
• The Rock leaps over his desk and picks me up by my lapels, glaring at me.
  — Dan Neil, WSJ, 16 Aug. 2018
• The president wore a dark suit with a U.S. flag pinned to his lapel.
  — Washington Post, 15 July 2021
• Even with a wider lapel, the scarf with a bow is a good proportion.
  — Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Nov. 2023
• The man took a Ukrainian flag pin from his lapel and handed it to her.
  — New York Times, 8 May 2022
• At one point, Biden gave Whelan the flag pin off his own lapel.
  — Eric Tucker, arkansasonline.com, 2 Aug. 2024
• His wife, Lu Wang, dressed in black and pinned a white cloth flower to her lapel.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 8 May 2022
• Adding to the look was a gold winged cricket lapel pin by Title of Work.
  — Emily J. Sullivan, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Sep. 2019
• The oversize style drapes over her body and has a wide, folded lapel.
  — Marina Liao, Marie Claire, 20 Jan. 2020
• The French president pinned the medal on the lapel of each and then lightly kissed them on each cheek.
  — Michael Collins, USA TODAY, 6 June 2024
• The classic gold buttons and gold open stitching on of the lapels gave it away.
  — Essence, 22 Mar. 2024
• Sport a three-piece suit in mint green or shell-pink satin with big fake orchids on the lapel.
  — Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2021
• For his trip to the award show, Gosling wore a baby blue Gucci suit with white trim around the lapel.
  — Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 25 Feb. 2024
• Instead, opt for a patch or a lapel flag pin, which should be worn over your heart.
  — Cheryl Vari, Cincinnati.com, 14 June 2019
• Cumberbatch wore a lapel badge in the blue and yellow of the Ukrainian flag.
  — Jill Lawless, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Mar. 2022
• When Blake Moynes walks back into the party with the rose on his lapel, the rest of the guys are predictably non-plussed.
  — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 21 Oct. 2020
• Or Jay-Z in the back of a Rolls-Royce with one on his lapel for the company’s ad campaign?
  — Town & Country, 28 Nov. 2022
• The statement piece made from faux leather featured large lapels and a belt cinching her in at the waist.
  — Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 18 Mar. 2023
• Grab Gregg Popovich by the lapels, look him straight in the eyes and tell him everything that’s happened since.
  — Mike Finger, ExpressNews.com, 6 June 2019
• The suits are in one of three different collar and lapel styles: shawl, peaked or notched.
  — Lois Fenton, Arkansas Online, 4 Apr. 2021
• Fold both the black and white papers back into a card shape with the paper lapels facing the front.
  — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 31 May 2023
• But people who have it can wear a little red stripe on their lapel.
  — Steven Levy, WIRED, 22 Dec. 2023
• As a tribute, mourners were offered a golf ball and a lapel pin.
  — Bill Laitner, Detroit Free Press, 10 Dec. 2021
• There were lapel pins — the high-caliber ones — earpieces and black cars, hundreds of suits.
  — Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 18 Jan. 2024
• Expect to see a lot of blue-yellow ties, scarfs, and lapel pins in the audience.
  — Philip Elliott, Time, 5 Mar. 2022
• The Dune lead also wore a black wool jacket with a notch lapel and matching wool trousers in place of greaves and gauntlets.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 13 Feb. 2024
• The cause was never far from the minds of those present with many sporting the colors of the Palestinian flag in their lapels.
  — John Bleasdale, Variety, 23 Nov. 2024
• This pick has a notched lapel, an open front, and a removable tie belt, perfect to pair over a chunky sweater and flared jeans.
  — Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 2 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 4 Jan 2025