attaché case
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of attaché case
First recorded in 1900–05
Example Sentences
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One could not leave the building without a thorough search of anything you were carrying: book, box, bag, magazine, folder, briefcase or attaché case, whatever.
From Washington Post • Jan. 16, 2023
“I did as I was asked,” Billig recalled by email this week, “and Mr. Merrick put the music in his attaché case and departed for New York.”
From New York Times • Nov. 4, 2020
In his hand was a black attaché case.
From Salon • Sep. 7, 2020
But luckily, my attaché case didn’t last long.
From Slate • Aug. 20, 2020
I went to my room, grabbed the attaché case, checked it over quickly—never trust another man to check your vac suit for you—and headed for the surface.
From A Spaceship Named McGuire by Garrett, Randall
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