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noun

stationery

paper cut to an appropriate size for writing letters; usually with matching envelopes

In a sentence

Six example sentences with stationery, each labelled with its topic.

  • The office ordered new stationery with the changed address, and the old boxes went to a school down the road.

    Business

  • She prints her own stationery on a small letterpress, matching each envelope to a sheet with the same deckled edge.

    Art

  • The novelist wrote every letter on hotel stationery, and collectors can date the correspondence by the crest at the top.

    Literature

  • The museum keeps a drawer of wartime stationery, thin sheets ruled for short letters that fit a single envelope.

    History

  • Grand hotels still leave stationery in the desk drawer, and some guests take the sheets home as souvenirs.

    Travel

  • The senator's office ordered stationery with the state seal, and every reply to a constituent went out on it.

    Politics

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