How to Use butcher paper in a Sentence

butcher paper

noun
  • Head outside with some chalk, or spread a large piece of butcher paper on your floor.
    — Elisa Cinelli, Parents, 22 July 2024
  • Adhere the butcher paper to the wall and then hammer the nails through it.
    — Camille Freestone, Architectural Digest, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Remove the tongue from the smoker and wrap in butcher paper like a present.
    — Chuck Blount, San Antonio Express-News, 8 Feb. 2021
  • The white cloth atop our table was covered in brown butcher paper.
    — Mark Kurlyandchik, Detroit Free Press, 26 May 2020
  • Crumple butcher paper around the back half of the ball; use tape to secure.
    — Amanda Kingloff, Parents, 2 Feb. 2024
  • The main event comes in brown butcher paper held together with twine.
    — Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2020
  • Remove pork from brine, pat dry and place on foil, plastic wrap or butcher paper.
    — Matthew Cook, WSJ, 10 Mar. 2022
  • Wooden counters stretch along the length of the room, a roll of tan butcher paper on one end.
    — Jeff Suess, Cincinnati.com, 1 Nov. 2017
  • Ditch a fussy tablecloth and use black butcher paper instead.
    — Jessica Cherner, House Beautiful, 14 Dec. 2022
  • All meet a sandwich press before they’re gift-wrapped in foil, butcher paper and twine.
    — Washington Post, 18 Dec. 2020
  • The suet wrapped in butcher paper (no plastic) in 10-pound chunks.
    — Jim Williams, Star Tribune, 6 Nov. 2020
  • John Gardner used to put butcher paper on the walls and map out his novels.
    — Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2021
  • The walls and ceilings of his room were taped with flowers made from colored butcher paper.
    — Daniel Rafinejad, Longreads, 9 May 2018
  • Like the savory sandwiches, the sweet ones are wrapped in butcher paper and too easy to eat.
    — Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2020
  • Wrap the brisket in unwaxed butcher paper and return to the smoker.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2021
  • The keepers are wrapping the gifts in butcher paper and are using corn syrup to seal it, instead of tape or glue.
    — Darcy Costello, The Courier-Journal, 19 Jan. 2018
  • But the next morning the friends went out and bought butcher paper and Sharpies and spent all day brainstorming.
    — Ceridwen Dovey, The New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2019
  • Step 1 - Take your fish out of whatever butcher paper or plastic bag it was sold in.
    — Alison Roman, Bon Appetit, 5 July 2017
  • Wrap pork in foil, plastic wrap or butcher paper, and refrigerate overnight.
    — Matthew Cook, WSJ, 10 Mar. 2022
  • At an art or office supply store, find rolls of butcher paper, newsprint, or kraft paper — what brown shopping bags are made of.
    — Cathy Rubin, Philly.com, 14 Dec. 2017
  • Choose butcher paper at the deli counter instead of plastic packaging.
    — Ryan Brennan may 11, Miami Herald, 11 May 2026
  • Note that if your purchase comes wrapped in butcher paper with a plastic coating, that won’t be recyclable.
    — Kristin Hostetter, Outside Online, 17 Apr. 2023
  • Neighbors gathered at the coffee shop and brought butcher paper and paints for the children, hula hoops, and drums.
    — Susan Giampetroni, Philly.com, 16 Mar. 2018
  • Bubble wrap, packing peanuts, air packs, shredded paper and crinkled butcher paper all work well.
    — Marc Bona, cleveland, 3 Dec. 2020
  • Any waterfowl needs to be washed and packaged in airtight butcher paper or bags for prolonged freezer life.
    — Brad Fenson, Outdoor Life, 2 Apr. 2020
  • Instead of white tablecloths, the tables were covered in brown butcher paper, to be replaced for each new party.
    — Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News, 13 May 2020
  • But the statue’s mise-en-scene is more fuddy-duddy than a rotary phone, and about as dynamic as butcher paper.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2020
  • Seafood, potatoes, and corn all cook together, and food is eaten by hand over butcher paper or newspaper.
    — Whitney Otawka, Country Living, 17 Mar. 2021
  • Each group had a facilitator who kept the conversation on track and took notes on big pads of butcher paper on tall easels.
    — Maria L. La Ganga, idahostatesman, 21 June 2018
  • The idea is that the ribs are smoked for three hours, wrapped in foil or butcher paper for another two hours then sauced and allowed to finish for the final hour.
    — Chuck Blount, ExpressNews.com, 7 Sep. 2020

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