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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Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 17 May 2024
One leaflet explained the value of self-sacrifice more explicitly.
—Michelle Stacey, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 May 2024
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Noun
Looming threat of Rafah invasion The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) dropped leaflets and sent text messages in Arabic on May 6, calling for about 100,000 people to evacuate the eastern part of Rafah and to head north to the Al-Mawasi humanitarian corridor as airstrikes began.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 17 May 2024
One leaflet explained the value of self-sacrifice more explicitly.
—Michelle Stacey, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 May 2024
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“Leaflet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leaflet. Accessed 29 May. 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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