Example Sentences

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Lacquered to a mirrored shine, it has, Schnack says, “a bubbly, youthful feeling.”

From New York Times • Nov. 7, 2018

Lacquered folding-tables, laden with our best dishes, were set up.

From New York Times • Nov. 6, 2017

David Tanis offers up a tasty recipe for Spicy Lacquered Chicken Wings in his City Kitchen column this week.

From New York Times • Jan. 31, 2012

Lacquered boxes and fans, which were decorated with floral patterns and calligraphy, had great potential, he thought, if their makers would forget the flowers and concentrate on the ideograms.

From Time Magazine Archive

Lacquered furniture, ivory fans, carved jewel-cases, silken tapestries, and resplendent stuffs, distract the attention of the stranger at every step.

From A Lady's Captivity among Chinese Pirates in the Chinese Seas by Loviot, Fanny