How to Use lapel in a Sentence

lapel

noun
  • He wore a carnation in his lapel.
  • So is the heavy peak to the lapels.
    — Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Massie wears a debt clock lapel pin and lives off the grid.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 25 Sep. 2025
  • But this coat has stiff leather fringe on the pockets and lapels.
    — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 18 Mar. 2025
  • The rose lapel pin and horse signet ring really seal the deal.
    — Marykate Boylan, Town & Country, 25 July 2023
  • Instead, opt for a patch or a lapel flag pin, which should be word over your heart.
    — Cincinnati Enquirer, Cincinnati.com, 14 June 2018
  • Instead, opt for a patch or a lapel flag pin, which should be worn over your heart.
    — Cheryl Vari, Cincinnati.com, 14 June 2019
  • But people who have it can wear a little red stripe on their lapel.
    — Steven Levy, WIRED, 22 Dec. 2023
  • Even with a wider lapel, the scarf with a bow is a good proportion.
    — Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Nov. 2023
  • Kennedy wore a suit with the union's black Aztec eagle pinned to the lapel.
    — USA TODAY, 21 May 2018
  • Michel’s suits were easy to spot by the yellow stitching around the lapel hole.
    — Ben Cohen, WSJ, 4 Oct. 2017
  • 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
  • The Rock leaps over his desk and picks me up by my lapels, glaring at me.
    — Dan Neil, WSJ, 16 Aug. 2018
  • James donned a garnet jacket with black lapel and black dress shirt with a gold chain.
    — Safid Deen, OrlandoSentinel.com, 27 Apr. 2018
  • At the church wedding, Mazur wore a dark suit with a red rose in his lapel.
    — USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2017
  • On Day 2, he was decked out with a white jacket with black lapels.
    — Chris Hays, OrlandoSentinel.com, 28 Apr. 2018
  • As a tribute, mourners were offered a golf ball and a lapel pin.
    — Bill Laitner, Detroit Free Press, 10 Dec. 2021
  • At one point, Biden gave Whelan the flag pin off his own lapel.
    — Eric Tucker, arkansasonline.com, 2 Aug. 2024
  • The man took a Ukrainian flag pin from his lapel and handed it to her.
    — New York Times, 8 May 2022
  • The classic gold buttons and gold open stitching on of the lapels gave it away.
    — Essence, 22 Mar. 2024
  • The lapels were dramatic, large and outlined in white.
    — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Needless to say, this lapel pin isn’t going anywhere.
    — Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
  • His wife, Lu Wang, dressed in black and pinned a white cloth flower to her lapel.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 8 May 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
  • There were lapel pins — the high-caliber ones — earpieces and black cars, hundreds of suits.
    — Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Therefore, the lapel flag pin being a replica, should be worn on the left lapel near the heart.
    — Darleene Powells, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026
  • The one-piece mimics a suit at the top with its satin lapels, strong shoulders, and shining brooch.
    — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 6 May 2025
  • For those game to do the pinning themselves, the lapel is an obvious spot.
    — New York Times, 24 Mar. 2021
  • The governor wore a Croke button on his lapel.
    — Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Expect to see a lot of blue-yellow ties, scarfs, and lapel pins in the audience.
    — Philip Elliott, Time, 5 Mar. 2022

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