How to Use origami in a Sentence

origami

noun

• The sculptures open and close like fan dancers and origami.
  — Lance Esplund, WSJ, 2 Aug. 2022
• These clever kayaks fold up like origami, packing down to the size of a small suitcase.
  — Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 27 Nov. 2023
• The team used a Miura-ori origami fold that occurs in leaves.
  — Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 28 Sep. 2023
• Kick back with your crew under origami birds in flight.
  — Liz Biro, Indianapolis Star, 19 Apr. 2018
• In the origami method, the kayak is usually made from a single piece of thick plastic that folds out to form the boat.
  — Chantae Reden, Popular Mechanics, 21 June 2022
• Use our template as the base of your card, then attach an origami bunny.
  — Good Housekeeping Editors, Good Housekeeping, 23 Feb. 2023
• Our team’s idea was inspired by origami, the art of paper folding.
  — Hanqing Jiang, The Conversation, 18 Nov. 2020
• The result is a collection of bags that are durable yet lightweight, with crisp lines and origami-like folds.
  — Linda Immediato, Los Angeles Magazine, 27 Sep. 2017
• Some sari folds need to be held with stitches or pins, others are more free form, like fabric origami for the body.
  — Charu Suri, National Geographic, 6 Oct. 2020
• The new, more adept origami design could be like a blueprint for future tiny robots, Zhao says.
  — Fionna M. D. Samuels, Scientific American, 14 June 2022
• His teacher gave him an origami book to keep him occupied and Lang started to fold.
  — Wired, 20 Nov. 2019
• So where do Oru’s origami ‘yaks have a leg up on inflatable options?
  — Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2023
• It’s very cleverly done and some of it has the complexity of origami.
  — David Phelan, Forbes, 18 May 2021
• Amber clutched a wad of tissues as a precaution, then tucked it in the pew, blooming like a white origami flower among the Bibles.
  — Annie Gowen, Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2019
• Each of the works began as all origami does: with a single piece of paper that is transformed into a thing of beauty.
  — ExpressNews.com, 20 Sep. 2020
• The tarp is like a piece of origami that, combined with a pair of trekking poles, is endlessly modifiable.
  — Jakob Schiller, Outside Online, 26 Dec. 2022
• The narrow strip of pavement next to the hotel was completely covered by a sea of flowers, cards, origami and posters.
  — Kanis Leung, ajc, 1 Apr. 2023
• And judging by the ombré origami dress that Kelsey Lu wore onstage there last year, the dress code is just as progressive as the project’s conceit.
  — Vogue, 9 Mar. 2019
• The millions of proteins in each of your cells fold into intricate 3D structures, a bit like works of origami.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2021
• As with origami, there are books showing how to wrap gifts in cloth, a gift-wrapping solution in Japan for centuries.
  — Katherine Roth, Twin Cities, 29 Nov. 2019
• Inspired by origami, each design takes on its specific shape through folds that are stitched in place.
  — Carolyn Jung, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Oct. 2017
• There were four flat sheets in a bedding origami that had nothing to do with comfort, just picture taking.
  — Christopher Elliott, The Seattle Times, 30 July 2018
• In the photo, Chrissy is holding Luna (who is leaning on her mom's shoulder) in one arm and a small piece of origami in the other hand.
  — Kayleigh Roberts, Marie Claire, 31 Dec. 2020
• Kids can also learn how to use chopsticks, create origami, color, and more.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 7 June 2023
• Her grandfather, Tokinobu Mihara, wrote two of the first English-language books on origami in the 1950s.
  — Carolyn Said, SFChronicle.com, 25 Aug. 2019
• This is great for students, teachers, and beginners who are just learning how to do origami.
  — Chris Hachey, BGR, 12 May 2021
• Parted to the side, her silky locks were tied into a low pony, which featured sculptural, knotted detailing akin to origami at the nape of her neck.
  — Hannah Coates, Vogue, 13 Nov. 2023
• That piece was then folded like origami to make the home’s frame and welded together via the gas injection system.
  — Liz Stinson, Curbed, 25 May 2018
• The entire Webb telescope is so large that it will be folded like origami to fit inside the nose cone of the rocket, with the mirror and sun shield deploying once in space.
  — Angie Leventis Lourgos, chicagotribune.com, 24 Dec. 2021
• The new key—which sports an icon that looks a bit like a folded piece of origami—means users can summon AI features with a quick tap of the button instead of clicking through the taskbar on-screen.
  — Rachyl Jones, Fortune, 4 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 28 May 2024