How to Use paperwork in a Sentence

paperwork

noun

• The lawyer had us fill in the paperwork for the mortgage.
• She failed to file the paperwork on time.
• The nurse thinks a child might help if the paperwork doesn’t come through.
  — Stephen Saito, Variety, 14 Sep. 2024
• Her son, still in college, oversaw the front desk and the paperwork.
  — Corina Knoll Ben Laffin Mark Abramson, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2023
• The district had started the process more than a year ago but didn't complete the paperwork.
  — Ryan J. Foley The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 27 Jan. 2024
• The people come first, and the paperwork will come second.
  — CBS News, 2 Apr. 2023
• This monthly process avoids a backlog of paperwork for the staff.
  — Williesha Morris | [e-mail], al, 7 July 2023
• Three months later your lawyer sends you the start paperwork.
  — Anonymous, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 June 2023
• Doan’s mom filled out the paperwork and accompanied her son to the States.
  — Susan Young, Peoplemag, 24 Sep. 2023
• No one must finish their job and then go fill out paperwork.
  — John Clemons, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2023
• The non-fiduciary role will last for 10 years or until her death, the paperwork states.
  — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2023
• After more yelling between the two, Li accuses the deputy of being a fake, throws the paperwork and slams the door shut.
  — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2023
• JetBlue’s customer service advised her to bring the paperwork to the airport on the day of her flight.
  — Amanda Morris, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Aug. 2023
• The rescue was present when she was put down, and gave Siler and Flores the paperwork to formally adopt her.
  — Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 7 July 2023
• Many of us never think of keeping a receipt or paperwork for a gift card.
  — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 21 Dec. 2022
• Most places take care of the entire process by walking you through the sales paperwork and transferring the title.
  — Elizabeth Rivelli, Car and Driver, 31 Mar. 2023
• The lawyers never filed paperwork alerting the appeals court.
  — Robert Faturechi, ProPublica, 5 Apr. 2024
• Mueller wrote in his paperwork obtained by Rolling Stone.
  — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2023
• The dhow’s crew lacked official paperwork, which allowed the U.S. boarding team to search the vessel.
  — Alex Horton, Washington Post, 16 Jan. 2024
• She, along with others, were told they would be discharged once paperwork was signed.
  — Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2024
• It's supposed to happen every few years where the ATF comes in and reviews your paperwork.
  — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 27 June 2024
• The new owner will complete the new loan paperwork and transfer ownership at the DMV.
  — Elizabeth Rivelli, Car and Driver, 20 July 2023
• The officer planned to stop at the bus garage to advise the bus driver to complete paperwork for the incident.
  — cleveland, 18 Nov. 2022
• She had not been briefed on what to expect for the procedure beyond a short email — there was no phone call or paperwork.
  — Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
• Small business owners need the correct paperwork to back it up, too.
  — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 27 Jan. 2023
• Her only option then is to drive back to the doctor’s office and ask for the paperwork to be adjusted.
  — Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 15 Jan. 2024
• At the same time, the fake electors gathered in another part of the Capitol to fill out paperwork claiming Trump had won.
  — Molly Beck, Journal Sentinel, 8 May 2023
• And of those who are eligible, who will complete the paperwork and all the steps required to reenroll?
  — Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 20 Mar. 2023
• The standards are strict, with plenty of complicated paperwork that’ll require lots of box checking by attorneys and agents on the ground.
  — Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Nov. 2024
• Two of those cases were dismissed, however, after a judge ruled that Price’s office failed to seek the proper paperwork — in this case, an arrest warrant — before the statute of limitations expired.
  — Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 9 Dec 2024