How to Use billfold in a Sentence
billfold
noun-
My knight gets out, comes to the door and hands me my billfold.
— Sainted & Tainted Writers, Twin Cities, 11 Feb. 2017 -
One of the passersby picked up the billfold and handed it back to the paramedic.
— Clarence Williams, Washington Post, 30 July 2019 -
Baker caught what turned out to be a very worn leather billfold.
— Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Mar. 2022 -
My change, some money that doesn’t make noise and my billfold.
— Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 31 Jan. 2017 -
When a phone can do anything a wallet can, and a million things more, what’s the point of a billfold?
— Matthew Kitchen, WSJ, 2 Aug. 2018 -
The billfold fits a good amount of cash and even has an inlaid pocket for change with a flap cover.
— Brad Lanphear, Men's Health, 15 Jan. 2023 -
Shocked into wakefulness, Jimmy sat up and felt the billfold roll off to the ground.
— Larry Millett, Twin Cities, 21 Aug. 2019 -
That means a single billfold pocket, twin ID windows, eight card slots, and even a small coin pouch.
— Mike Richard, Men's Health, 16 Feb. 2023 -
Tumi took a standard billfold and slimmed it down for more modern needs.
— Brad Lanphear, Men's Health, 15 Jan. 2023 -
Even the traditional leather billfold may be on its way out.
— Lydia Mulvany and Lindsey Rupp, latimes.com, 12 June 2018 -
Bigger billfold bargains exist, too — ranging from the Angels to the A’s.
— Bryce Miller, sandiegouniontribune.com, 22 May 2017 -
Here are some cards to consider having in your billfold.
— Scott McCartney, WSJ, 11 Apr. 2018 -
Someone also had used a debit card in the billfold to make $1,120 in purchases.
— Kimberly Fornek, chicagotribune.com, 2 Aug. 2019 -
Inside were a pink billfold, stamps, fifty-year-old toothpaste, eye makeup.
— Ryan Katz, The New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2022 -
Choose between six monogram styles to appear on the front of the billfold, then add a short note inside to completely personalize the gift.
— Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Nov. 2022 -
And, outside a minor paunch and a rapidly expanding billfold, there's nothing heavy about him.
— Michael Arace, courant.com, 10 May 2017 -
Bellroy took the traditional billfold design and trimmed it down for more modern needs.
— Brad Lanphear, Men's Health, 15 Jan. 2023 -
Gift him his first leather wallet with this simple, yet elegant leather billfold from Tumi.
— Emily Burack, Town & Country, 28 Nov. 2022 -
Everyone remembers the vacuum-cleaner appetite that raged at that age, as lint fell out of the billfold.
— San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 July 2021 -
Of course there are accessories, including billfolds and card holders in leathers and exotic skins, and shoes cobbled in Italy.
— Nicole Phelps, Vogue, 27 Aug. 2018 -
Wikkerink Design has taken a stack of old tubes and fashioned them into billfolds and wallets of various shapes, along with belts and credit-card holders.
— Charlie Sorrel, WIRED, 26 Feb. 2010 -
For the woman whose billfold is overflowing with receipts, this classic leather wallet by Nisolo is one of the best Mother’s Day gifts for moms who could use a minimalist upgrade.
— Celia Shatzman, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Apr. 2022 -
In the competitive world of eye-popping credit-card travel rewards, the way to maximize benefits these days is to load your billfold with multiple cards.
— Scott McCartney, WSJ, 11 Apr. 2018 -
Dear Readers: Thank you for your heartfelt and humbling responses to Second Wife, who is bothered that her second husband continues to carry a photo of his late wife in his billfold.
— Annie Lane, oregonlive, 23 Oct. 2021 -
Despite its slim size — a key component for women's wallets that need to fit in a variety of purses — with 16 card slots, a clear ID slip, and two zippered pockets for cash and receipts, this billfold can fit all of your essentials.
— Claire Harmeyer, PEOPLE.com, 10 May 2022 -
The person found the bag in another, unlocked, locker, but their black leather billfold containing $300, a driver’s license and various credit cards was missing.
— Kimberly Fornek, chicagotribune.com, 2 Aug. 2019 -
The billfold-sized cards also contain the contact information for someone who can confirm the diagnosis, as well as give information that may help calm the individual.
— Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 5 Dec. 2022 -
Producer Snuff Garrett, a ninth-grade dropout from Texas and a canny music-biz lifer, sometimes motivated musicians while recording by taking out his billfold and ostentatiously sniffing his wad of cash.
— Rob Tannenbaum, Billboard, 19 May 2017
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