How to Use wrapper in a Sentence

wrapper

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  • Those with the gum tore off strips of the wrapper and gave them to the others.
    — NBC News, 18 Feb. 2022
  • Place the filling in the middle of the wrapper, fold over and seal.
    — Hetty McKinnon, Bon Appétit, 11 Apr. 2021
  • The point is: the person should be the focus rather than the wrapper.
    — Vogue, 28 Jan. 2022
  • Mia and Lucy had leaped out of the van, their snack wrappers strewn across the floor and seats.
    — Anne Branigin, Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2023
  • The wrappers from 12 pounds’ worth of butter spilled from the trash.
    — Deborah Linder, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Oct. 2023
  • The dumplings are steamed, then deep-fried to keep the wrapper from drying out.
    — CNN, 1 Dec. 2021
  • Fake tattoos have come a long way since the days of peel-and-stick and the wrappers of Fruit Stripe Gum.
    — Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2023
  • That loud popcorn chewing or the rustling of the wrappers.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Marshall said the clothes were his but a pile of wrappers and boxes by a tree weren’t.
    — Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2024
  • Dab your index finger in the water and dampen the edges of the wrapper.
    — Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2021
  • The guard silently stopped his pace, looked down, and picked up a plastic wrapper, and moved on.
    — Fox News, 10 Aug. 2021
  • Hoppin’ John and the Chinese have whole fish and egg-wrapper dumplings.
    — New York Times, 15 Sep. 2021
  • Step 2To form dumplings, smear 2 to 3 teaspoons of filling in the center of a wrapper.
    — People Staff, PEOPLE.com, 2 Aug. 2022
  • Bobby was there, helping Diane set the table, take the cheese out of the wrapper, pour the drinks.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 8 July 2021
  • With wonton wrapper in the center of your palm, dab the outer edges of the square with water.
    — cleveland, 29 Nov. 2022
  • Keep a small trash can in the car for snack wrappers, empty cups and all of those pesky receipts that build up.
    — Brigitt Earley, Good Housekeeping, 15 Apr. 2023
  • Fold left and right corners of the wrapper in toward center (A).
    — Thu-Ha Nguyen, Southern Living, 10 Dec. 2023
  • The bear seemed to be reaching for an empty soda can and a food wrapper on the floor, the release added.
    — Claire Colbert and Michelle Watson, CNN, 24 June 2022
  • And a nice array of textures, from the flakey wrapper to the cozy comfort-food inside.
    — Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 21 Apr. 2022
  • Place another wrapper on top of the first and press down, working from the center out to the edge to force out air.
    — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Sep. 2021
  • Dip the rice wrapper in the water for a couple seconds to soften.
    — Rachel Ng, Outside Online, 5 June 2021
  • Hey kid, want some candy? Don’t worry about the wrapper.
    — Brett Owens, Forbes, 4 May 2023
  • The masa is the body, the filling the bodily liquids and the cornhusk wrapper, or hoja, the coffin.
    — Steve Padilla, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2021
  • While candy might not entice a cat, a dog will eat candy right through the wrapper.
    — Cathy M. Rosenthal, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Oct. 2021
  • To fry the wonton wrappers, cut the squares into ½-inch strips, then cut those strips in half crosswise to shorten them.
    — Eric Kim, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Oct. 2023
  • Cream cheese is patient, chilling in its shiny wrapper for months.
    — Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appétit, 21 Mar. 2023
  • The gyoza wrapper gets crunchy while the shrimp filling remains juicy and tender.
    — Bon Appétit Contributor, Bon Appétit, 17 Nov. 2023
  • Soon, fans littered the field with debris, beer cans and wrappers and probably a green T-shirt or two.
    — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 14 June 2023
  • Busch is down to his final months wearing the M&M’s gear until the shirt gets tossed aside like an old Snickers wrapper.
    — Dan Gelston, Orlando Sentinel, 24 July 2022
  • Kelly Anderson still treasures the wrapper left over from the Ring Pop that changed her life.
    — Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 30 June 2022

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