swanky
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Around 44,000 people fled the swanky Cap Ferret peninsula south of Bordeaux, known for its millionaire residences.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
It isn't a lordship with swanky estates or privileges.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
I guess being buddies at swanky Hamptons parties in the ’90s only goes so far.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
On Tuesday, Altman should have been celebrating a deal at a swanky downtown San Francisco event put on by Amazon Web Services.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 2026
In case you don't live in New York, the Wicker Bar is in this sort of swanky hotel, the Seton Hotel.
From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger
This is a basic desk from a lesser-known vendor, and I was a bit skeptical when it was offered to me for testing after having used swankier desks from the likes of Vari.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 28, 2023
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
Conventional developers are starting to play with the idea, bringing a swankier gloss to what had been homespun group housing.
From New York Times ● Aug. 23, 2017
"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 Schelling, George Luther
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
At one end of the Haslegrave Ground on the university campus, in the shadow of English cricket's National Performance Centre, is a marquee, big enough to hold the swankiest wedding.
From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2024
More heavyweight options cost four figures, with the swankiest model north of $2,000.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 9, 2023
“It is a completely unbelievable but wholly captivating flight into fancy composed of unequal dollops of comedy, romance, poignancy, funny colloquialisms and Manhattan’s swankiest East Side areas captured in the loveliest of colors,” A.H.
From New York Times ● Feb. 27, 2023
She's bought perfume and gloves at Michel Swiss, the swankiest shop in town, a dress at Chez Marie—she passed three fifties there—and a hat at Paulette's over on Monroe Street.
From Status Quo by Reynolds, Mack
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"The Landlady" by Roald Dahl
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