chapstick
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of chapstick
C20: from a trademark
Example Sentences
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As befits his operatic moniker, Steppenwolf wears a double-horned helmet that might have been inspired by Brunhilde and hails from the fiery planet of Apokolips, which sounds like the worst chapstick ever.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2021
In the kits, which the medical student compiled through donations via an Amazon Wishlist, Benzel and Loki provide healthcare workers with things like healing lotion and moisturizer, Gold Bond powder, chewing gum, chapstick, and tea.
From Fox News ● Apr. 18, 2020
New York Mets second baseman Daniel Murphy, hero of the National League playoffs, made a disastrous error in Game 4 of the World Series, after which he sheepishly applied chapstick to his lips.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 24, 2015
In the car, he would sit quietly in his seat next to me, rubbing a tube of chapstick on his lips, round and round and round, till he fell asleep.
From Salon ● Jan. 24, 2013
Simon Periton, one of the artists in the V&A show, yells, "Oi!" when he sees me sneaking a tube of colorless chapstick to my lips.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 13, 2012
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