brown paper
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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After Italy’s stunning 8-6 win over the Americans, Pasquantino forgot to remove the brown paper bag before presenting the bottles.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 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
She was holding a cup of coffee and a homemade turkey sandwich — white bread, cut on the diagonal, slathered with Kewpie mayo and layered with lettuce — tucked into a brown paper bag.
From Salon • Jan. 19, 2026
Eddie Garcia, the Intercontinental Hotel security guard, testified that Combs gave him a brown paper bag containing $100,000 in cash for the video.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2025
One day Helen came home with something large and flat, wrapped in brown paper.
From "The One and Only Ivan" by Katherine Applegate
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