How to Use letterpress in a Sentence

letterpress

noun

• The art and craft of letterpress is an integral part of the story.
  — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 29 May 2014
• The sentences seem to have been composed in lead type and locked into a letterpress.
  — New York Times, 13 June 2022
• The short food menu appears to have been printed by letterpress.
  — Pete Wells, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2018
• The cards were made by Brian Wood, a neighbor of the couple who runs Dogs & Stars, a small batch letterpress print shop.
  — Lois Smith Brady, New York Times, 5 July 2019
• Give her letters a lift in style with these custom letterpress cards.
  — Mark Stock, Men's Health, 17 Dec. 2022
• But no one has really seen what letterpress printing is like and how to use it.
  — The Economist, 18 Dec. 2019
• The new location will be home to The Press Room, which is a museum, letterpress print show, bar and private event space.
  — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 13 Oct. 2021
• The neighboring studios are used by a ceramist, a glassworker and a letterpress, and there are chickens in the back.
  — New York Times, 31 Dec. 2021
• From courtly letterpress to modern, there is stationery with the perfect look and feel to let friends and family know to reserve the day just for you two.
  — oregonlive, 4 Sep. 2020
• Instead, on the front of the dream book, the title was spelled out in metal type that floated just above the cloth of the binding, as if set in an invisible letterpress chase.
  — Caleb Crain, The New Yorker, 4 Dec. 2023
• Even the packaging and labels are self-designed and letterpress printed by hand.
  — Jennifer Billock, Smithsonian, 31 Jan. 2017
• The real fun of the film’s typography lies in its spacing, which draws on the look of letterpress printing and then exaggerates it.
  — Eliza Brooke, Vox, 12 Nov. 2018
• Roof-deck movie screenings and letterpress classes are on offer.
  — Alix Strauss, New York Times, 22 June 2017
• Bolstered by the invention of the letterpress, interpretations of the white bear began to appear in print.
  — Michael Engelhard, Smithsonian, 31 May 2017
• Her dream is to open a brick-and-mortar studio that provides calligraphy and letterpress services and hosts workshops and events.
  — Aurelie Corinthios, PEOPLE.com, 13 Nov. 2019
• Hamilton began as a producer of wood type back in the day when most publications were printed on a letterpress.
  — Rick Barrett, Journal Sentinel, 15 May 2024
• The invitation had the exact arch printed on orange and pink letterpress.
  — Damaris Calhoun, ELLE Decor, 8 Mar. 2011
• These are the dishes of memories, not restaurant menus rewritten every day on custom letterpress stationery, signed by the chef.
  — Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit, 10 Mar. 2017
• These are the dishes of memories, not restaurant menus rewritten every day on custom letterpress stationery, signed by the chef.
  — Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit, 10 Mar. 2017
• The one-of-a-kind wedding invitations — created by a friend on an antique letterpress as a gift to the couple —arrived Wednesday.
  — Justin L. MacK, Indianapolis Star, 30 Mar. 2020
• King took his role as publisher literally, letterpress printing all the pages and binding them by hand with needle and thread.
  — Rachel Hutton, Star Tribune, 14 Apr. 2021
• The logos seem like they were hand-drawn with a large quill pen or stamped with an antique letterpress, and the boxes are made out of some material that looks tastefully recycled.
  — Alex Delany, Bon Appetit, 18 June 2018
• As a young man in Cleveland, Charles Geschke was fascinated by the science behind letterpress printing.
  — Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2021
• Morgan Calderini, the letterpress operator at the shop, says that the longevity of art is a powerful tool to send a message to the community from the survivors themselves.
  — Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 17 June 2023
• Much less totable is a new limited-edition letterpress version of the book, oversize and filled with stunning photos from the civil rights era by Steve Schapiro, issued by the art publisher Taschen.
  — John Williams, New York Times, 11 May 2017
• At the time, Erin owned a letterpress company called Lucky Luxe, and husband Ben had just decided to make the transition from student ministry to full-time woodworking.
  — Laura Kostelny, Country Living, 24 Oct. 2017
• Chandler & Price letterpress from Cleveland sits nearby and is used for demonstrations.
  — Marc Bona, cleveland, 18 Jan. 2022
• The fair features a wide range of activities, book artists, letterpress printers, live demonstrations and a marketplace with more than 40 vendors.
  — Brittany Delay, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2024
• They were not amused when Barlow published Lovecraft’s commonplace book in a letterpress edition of seventy-five copies.
  — Paul La Farge, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2017
• Nicely Noted’s subscription sends customers a packet of three letterpress cards per month.
  — Maria Ricapito, Marie Claire, 7 Dec. 2020

Last Updated: 12 Dec 2024