brown paper
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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It will be beautiful, made by hand, wrapped in brown paper tied with twine.
From Salon • May 27, 2026
The moment an order pops up on the screen, workers jump into action - picking, scanning, and packing items into the trademark brown paper bags with such speed it almost feels robotic.
From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026
They also studied up on forensics and, to similarly standardize evidence collection, assembled their own proto-rape kits in brown paper bags on Friday nights—the first ones used in New York City.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025
On a kitchen cabinet door, Merritt pinned a multicolored turkey her 3-year-old grandson crafted out of a brown paper bag at Thanksgiving.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2025
Babs lets out a strange, too-loud laugh, then takes the brown paper bag from her purse and holds it out.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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