How to Use tissue paper in a Sentence
tissue paper
noun-
Not cheap, but who knew tissue paper and charms could cause so much joy?
— Sally Singer, Vogue, 29 Nov. 2018 -
Koenig reaches to a shelf above the couch and takes down a small object wrapped in tissue paper.
— Crocker Stephenson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2021 -
The next three months were even worse; she was forced to make do with only tissue paper and old clothes.
— Elizabeth Wells and Eoin McSweeney, CNN, 5 Dec. 2023 -
It was given to him in a Mickey Mouse gift bag with tissue paper and a smile.
— Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2019 -
The ad even showed Trump walking the stairs to Air Force One, with what appeared to be tissue paper stuck to his shoe.
— Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 10 July 2020 -
Next, stuff the garment with acid-free tissue paper, then place sheets of the paper around and between the folds of the fabric.
— Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2020 -
The girl had made a flag of pink, white and turquoise tissue paper and affixed it to a paper towel tube and hung it from the gatepost.
— Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 15 Nov. 2021 -
Have kids take turns punching through the tissue paper to receive a prize.
— Anna Logan, Country Living, 17 Nov. 2022 -
Turn on a playlist with these 40 songs about moms, and have a tissue paper box nearby because the tears of joy won't take long to flow.
— Keith Nelson, Men's Health, 12 Apr. 2022 -
Wrap them in acid-free tissue paper to protect the garments.
— Abby Ferguson, Popular Science, 28 Feb. 2024 -
Lay the item on its side, atop tissue paper folded for double thickness, then roll the item to wrap it.
— Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, 7 Oct. 2020 -
Or, just fill their shoes with tissue paper or socks, so their feet don’t fit inside.
— Alesandra Dubin, Good Housekeeping, 21 Feb. 2023 -
First, a layer of damp tissue paper was applied to the bones to prevent the plaster from sticking to them.
— Hans-Dieter Sues, Smithsonian, 3 Sep. 2019 -
Then fold the pants lengthwise, placing tissue paper in between the folds.
— Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure, 24 Feb. 2023 -
If the tissue paper isn’t too damaged, it can also be stored with the reusable bows and bags for next year.
— Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Dec. 2022 -
In the clip, empty boxes and tissue paper can be seen scattered around the living area.
— Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 8 Jan. 2024 -
Randall gently lays the flowers on a bed of white tissue paper in a long white box and belts it with a pink satin ribbon.
— Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 3 Aug. 2024 -
In 1917, two brothers running a stationery store in Kansas City ran out of the tissue paper used to wrap gifts.
— Kate Hogan, Peoplemag, 24 Dec. 2022 -
Here's a step-by-step guide to making tissue paper flowers.
— Katherine Lee, Parents, 30 July 2024 -
Reuse things like gift bags, tissue paper and ribbons and bows.
— Washington Post, 21 Dec. 2021 -
The old man’s trudging up the hill to the outhouse on his way to take his morning dump, newspaper in one hand, roll of tissue paper in the other.
— Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads, 28 Oct. 2017 -
Each bottle was wrapped in tissue paper and straw and bundled in a package of six, said Drummond.
— Kelsie Smith, CNN, 25 Nov. 2020 -
Later in the lab, the researchers put the samples in a piece of tissue paper within a closed funnel filled with some water.
— Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2024 -
The attacker rushed at Artem with what appeared to be a fistful of tissue paper and socked him once in the right side of his stomach, Artem said.
— Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2024 -
These works of art look like stained glass, but they’re made of tissue paper sealed inside two sheets of Plexiglas.
— Michelle Matthews | Mmatthews@al.com, al, 22 Sep. 2022 -
Nobody thought to keep things in acid free tissue paper; that things would end up in museums.
— Mark Holgate, Vogue, 14 June 2023 -
If the biggest makers of tissue paper products won’t change on their own, consumers can force them to do so.
— Sue McMillin, The Denver Post, 16 Sep. 2019 -
Through a low pointed arch, and suddenly the two spires of the Abbey made of gray tissue paper, a little wreath of gold tissue crinkled at the top.
— Mavis Gallant, The New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2022 -
Lining the back of both eyes is the neural sensory retina, a thin tissue paper-like piece of the brain that extends out to your eyes.
— Gabriel A. Silva, Forbes, 8 Sep. 2021 -
But loyalties are as thin as tissue paper with this bunch.
— Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 5 Oct. 2021
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