costume jewelry

Example Sentences

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After two years of mostly small exchanges — cookbook galleys, costume jewelry, a set of dinner plates with just the right heft — we brought home something that, improbably, shifted the cadence of our cooking.

From Salon • Aug. 19, 2025

He worked a series of day jobs, including a 15-year stint as a costume jewelry designer.

From New York Times • Dec. 28, 2022

Now, however, factories produced clothing, shoes, cookware, furniture, soap, toys, books, musical instruments, and costume jewelry in such quantities that they could be sold at prices the working class could afford.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

In her review, critic Katie Walsh likened the movie to costume jewelry — something that seems sparkly and fun but ultimately is worthless.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2022

I certainly didn’t need another piece of costume jewelry, or a candy-flavored lip gloss, or a new CD at the mall.

From "I Will Always Write Back" by Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda