1
a
: one of the divisions of a compound leaf
b
: a small or young foliage leaf
2
: a leaflike organ or part (such as one of the flaps of a heart valve)
3
: a usually folded printed sheet intended for free distribution
leafleted or leafletted; leafleting or leafletting
: to hand out leaflets
: to hand out leaflets to
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Examples of leaflet in a Sentence
Noun
Protesters were handing out leaflets condemning the government's environmental policies.
the company hires college students to work the phones and distribute leaflets for its clients
Verb
We spent the morning leafleting.
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Jon Haworth, ABC News, 29 May 2024
This became clear in 1964, when students at the University of California, Berkeley, handed out leaflets organizing demonstrations against the Republican National Convention, held in San Francisco that year.
—Charles Homans Gabra Zackman Anna Diamond Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 29 May 2024
Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2023
Workers who favor unionization, by contrast, seldom are allowed even to leaflet on company property.
—Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 8 Apr. 2022
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Noun
The incident reportedly stems from an incident on Sunday when North Korea criticized civic groups in Seoul for sending propaganda leaflets across the border first and subsequently threatened to send filth balloons back to South Korea as a countermeasure, officials said.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 29 May 2024
This became clear in 1964, when students at the University of California, Berkeley, handed out leaflets organizing demonstrations against the Republican National Convention, held in San Francisco that year.
—Charles Homans Gabra Zackman Anna Diamond Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 29 May 2024
Verb
Selecting and cutting above a bud eye (or leaflet set) that is outward-facing prompts the rose to grow in an outward direction.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2023
Workers who favor unionization, by contrast, seldom are allowed even to leaflet on company property.
—Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 8 Apr. 2022
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“Leaflet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leaflet. Accessed 8 Jun. 2024.
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leaflet
1 of 2 noun
leaf·let
: a usually folded printed sheet intended for free distribution
leaflet
2 of 2 intransitive verb
leafleted; leafletted; leafleting or leafletting
: to hand out leaflets
invalidated an ordinance banning all leafleting—David Kairys
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