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swanky

[swang-kee] / ˈswæŋ ki /


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It has been able to attract customers with its global network and swanky international business class—something Alaska couldn’t completely match.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

The swanky space features Manhattan skyline and New York Harbor views from every room.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

Awards season is around the corner, with opponents ready to duke it out in the ring of swanky luncheons and Hollywood hobnobbing.

From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026

Rapidly spreading blazes have forced authorities to evacuate tens of thousands of people from the swanky Cap Ferret peninsula and surrounding villages, in one of the largest evacuation operations ever conducted in France.

From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026

On January 28, 2007, he arrived at the swanky Bali Hai Golf Club in Las Vegas dressed in gym shorts, t-shirt, and sneakers.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

The basic Five Star service comes with Admirals Club access, but Tara dropped me off at the swankier Flagship lounge because it wasn’t busy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

They will also have a new pick-up shelf and parking spots for mobile orders, along with a more technologically advanced kitchen and a swankier interior.

From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2023

There may be nothing princely about Bitton’s portrayal, but he’s so much more lovable than the posh cads of swankier Benedicks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2023

The Coins has moved to Pioneer Square, where it’s bigger and swankier and too far away.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 26, 2019

"It seems hardly possible that your activities would be confined largely to going to the cinema, to the swankier night clubs and eating in the more famed restaurants."

From The Common Man by George Luther Schelling

We met in a cozy bar at the Crockfords, one of the swankiest luxury hotels on the north end of the Las Vegas Strip.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2026

Ukrainian officials gathered over afternoon drinks last month at the penthouse bar of the 11 Mirrors, one of Kyiv’s swankiest hotels.

From New York Times ● Sep. 11, 2023

The US flavour of the team did nothing to dilute the joy felt by football fans watching Bolden score her historic goal on a giant screen in one of Manila's swankiest shopping malls.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2023

It was one of the grandest and swankiest parties held in generations, with pricey tickets and a level of pomp befitting the figurative coronation of the general who had preserved the Union.

From Salon ● Dec. 24, 2022

He didn't know Kingston overly well, but by the appearance of the building and by the entry, it was probably the swankiest hotel in town.

From Mercenary by Lloyd Birmingham




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