gift-wrap
Americanverb (used with object)
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of gift-wrap
First recorded in 1935–40
Example Sentences
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Then inspiration hit: I booked us a last-minute getaway to Mexico, and ordered a Mexican birding guide that I could gift-wrap and put under the tree, with our flight info tucked inside.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026
Leicester almost gift-wrap a goal for Bristol City.
From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2024
Starting with Olivo’s Satine and Tveit’s Christian, and continuing through Tam Mutu’s dastardly Duke and Sahr Ngaujah’s affecting Toulouse-Lautrec, the voices gift-wrap the songbook in consistent pleasurability.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 25, 2019
“It doesn’t mean we’ve got to score a bunch of points. We just can’t gift-wrap anything for the opponent on both sides of the ball.”
From Washington Times ● Sep. 22, 2017
Anyway, Dr. Newman is onstage looking cheerful, the way he’s supposed to since he’s trying to get us pumped up about the gift-wrap sale this year.
From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
The golden ticket came gift-wrapped in flamingo pink.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
It’s a little girl, gift-wrapped in a hospital blanket and ready to meet Santa.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2025
For while the visitors felt they should have had a first-half penalty - Josh King instead booked for simulation when he went down under Emi Martinez's challenge - their early second-half collapse gift-wrapped victory.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2025
And it wasn’t what you’d expect from your ace, on any night, but especially when he’s gift-wrapped a generous lead early.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 4, 2023
The room was a treasure cave of gift-wrapped boxes.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
Big Lyndon Dykes ripped off the gift-wrapping and launched his shot into the roof of the Greek net.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2025
I’ve always envied those impressively organized people who have gift-wrapping stations in their homes.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 15, 2023
This is how the "Entrée" portion of "The Last Supper," which is less of a multi-course feast savored slowly than a pitstop at a department store's gift-wrapping station on Black Friday.
From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2023
The Crown Room was always the heart of the company, with cakes for employee birthdays, World Series parties and gift-wrapping demonstrations.
From New York Times ● Jan. 23, 2023
Maria had cut squares from her treasured gift-wrapping paper and used them to wrap Matt’s taffy.
From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
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