How to Use briefcase in a Sentence

briefcase

noun
  • What’s in that briefcase, Shawn?
    — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 26 Dec. 2025
  • This is not a book about a drug deal gone wrong, or a briefcase full of cash.
    — New York Times, 21 June 2018
  • Dad drained the last of his milk with a quick slurp and stood to grab his briefcase.
    — Jessi Hempel, Time, 28 Sep. 2022
  • Cash was stolen from a briefcase that was left at a business.
    — Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2017
  • All told, the machine is about the size of a large briefcase.
    — Joshua Fechter, ExpressNews.com, 31 Mar. 2020
  • The turntable folds up and can be carried around like a briefcase.
    — Helena Madden, ELLE Decor, 26 May 2022
  • One for the bathroom counter, and one for the work briefcase.
    — Allure, 3 Feb. 2023
  • And any new clue went straight into the brown leather briefcase.
    — Stephanie Gosk, NBC news, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Put your phone, wallet or briefcase on the back seat next to the car seat.
    — Sarah Raskin, Discover Magazine, 6 June 2024
  • Meghan used the prop while working on the show as a briefcase model.
    — Sara M Moniuszko, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2019
  • And each bag and briefcase would be sent through an X-ray machine.
    — David Tarrant kevin Krause, Dallas News, 17 June 2019
  • Some of them succeed with a toddler on one hip and a briefcase in one hand.
    — Beth Thames | [email protected], al, 17 Mar. 2021
  • That's when Michelle grabbed her briefcase and headed to the vault.
    — Tracy Smith, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2023
  • Gates, in a gray pullover sweater, has books under his arm and a leather briefcase in his hand.
    — James Hill, ABC News, 12 Dec. 2025
  • The briefcase smelled of leather, earthy, rich in aromatic oils.
    — Andrew Liptak, The Verge, 25 Mar. 2018
  • In Season 1, a lawyer is shot dead and his briefcase is stolen.
    — Milan Polk, Men's Health, 10 July 2023
  • The top of my head had been level with the bulging briefcase the girl had tucked under her arm.
    — Annie Ernaux, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
  • Strap down a bag or briefcase or add a milk crate or basket for trips to the farmer’s market.
    — Christine Frietchen, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 June 2020
  • There was no mention of the wad of money that also had been in the briefcase.
    — Keith Gave, Detroit Free Press, 26 Mar. 2018
  • Blood was also found on the Dell briefcase and the winter hat.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 15 June 2021
  • The satellites are about the size of a briefcase or large cereal box.
    — Washington Post, 4 May 2018
  • This paved the way for Naomi to climb the ladder and grab the briefcase.
    — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
  • Think of it like holding a briefcase, but with a better soundtrack.
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
  • The train and the briefcase play integral parts in the action.
    — Keith Nelson, Men's Health, 8 Aug. 2022
  • Jha told a story about a recent trip to Paris, where his briefcase was stolen.
    — Carolyn Y. Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 13 Mar. 2018
  • Kevin, who came up with the concept of the video and what does that briefcase symbolize?
    — Okla Jones, Essence, 17 Oct. 2023
  • The key in the lock, the slap of his briefcase on the wooden floor, and the silence that fell over the house.
    — Hugo Hamilton, The New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2024
  • Or, leaving an item the driver needs – like a purse or briefcase – in the backseat.
    — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 4 May 2022
  • The Stinger is compact, roughly the size of a briefcase, and weighs nine pounds.
    — David Beard, Car and Driver, 31 Aug. 2017
  • Ricciardi wasn’t the kind of ad exec in a suit and tie with a briefcase.
    — G. Allen Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Mar. 2026

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