Explore Lapels through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Lapels meaning
plural of lapel
Using Lapels
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of lapel
- In the example corpus, lapels often appears in combinations such as: the lapels, lapels and, their lapels.
Context around Lapels
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 8 middle, 9 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Lapels
- In this selection, "lapels" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 25.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, notched, studded, sharp, aided, faces and left stand out and add context to how "lapels" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and notched lapels and and sharp lapels. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "lapels" sits close to words such as abbe, abdollahian and abergavenny, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with lapels
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Richard E Grant wore red velvet tux jacket with clashing lapels. (11 words)
American politicians oftenwear American flag pins on their lapels, as well as red, white and blue clothing. (17 words)
Where Lapels left off, Capeway Cleaners is stepping in, and perhaps offering a more convenient option than before. (18 words)
He pulled up the lapels of his jacket and was about to cross the street to make his way along via Roma, with a vague idea of dropping in at the English bookshop, when an orange bus drew up in front of him. (43 words)
There is one photo in particular that I love: five of us—Dan and me and three of our closest friends—our arms around each other’s shoulders, corsages on our lapels, faces grinning and eyes squinting in the light. (40 words)
In the reflected light of Elton John’s diamond-studded lapels, aided by the hundreds of flashing pairs of Elton specs out in the arena, the end of the road – yellow brick, naturally – is in sight. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
He pulled up the lapels of his jacket and was about to cross the street to make his way along via Roma, with a vague idea of dropping in at the English bookshop, when an orange bus drew up in front of him.
In the reflected light of Elton John’s diamond-studded lapels, aided by the hundreds of flashing pairs of Elton specs out in the arena, the end of the road – yellow brick, naturally – is in sight.
There is one photo in particular that I love: five of us—Dan and me and three of our closest friends—our arms around each other’s shoulders, corsages on our lapels, faces grinning and eyes squinting in the light.
Where Lapels left off, Capeway Cleaners is stepping in, and perhaps offering a more convenient option than before.
American politicians oftenwear American flag pins on their lapels, as well as red, white and blue clothing.
Princess Charlotte’s attire for the holiday featured a blue and green tartan coat with long sleeves, a black collar and sharp lapels.
She personalised the £485 ivory blazer dress by removing the long sleeves while preserving the classic lapels and double-breasted buttons.
Stephen complemented her monochrome ensemble with one of his own featuring a tasteful black suit with slim peaked lapels and a tie-free black shirt.
There were blurred nods to English schoolboys and military dress in the Oxford bag trousers and the roomy khaki coats with folded lapels you button through.
This feminine tweed blazer has ruched three-quarter sleeves, notch lapels and piped trimming, for a ladylike aesthetic.
For men, his collarless jackets without lapels set a trend in Europe and the United States when the Beatles started wearing them in the early 1960s.
His menswear was far in advance of anything else available, and the Beatles adopted versions of his simplified jackets with no collar, no lapels, nothing to distract from their mop-top heads.
Rag & Bone has your business on top, pajamas on bottom Zoom outfit covered with this tailored black blazer, which features Grosgrain trim on the back and notched lapels.
Songs from the album like the title track, “Girl U Want” and “Gates Of Steel” grab you by the lapels with instant instrumental hooks, which Casale explains was a conscious effort.
The clothes had the trademarks that are now expected of him: retro lapels, wide-shouldered silhouettes, silk shirts cut like basketball jerseys, vivid jewel tones and primary hues.
But the Seahawks were good enough to grab this game by the lapels early, and just refused to do so.
Making us reminisce The Great Gatsby, Kalki Koechlin kills it in this Gucci tuxedo suit with amplified lapels.
One was sleek and collarless over a polo neck, two had businesslike notched lapels, one a tuxedo shawl satin collar.
Richard E Grant wore red velvet tux jacket with clashing lapels.
This being a winter collection, the focus began with coats, which came full-length and fitted, with cinched waists and wide lapels.
Common combinations with lapels
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: