accouterment

Example Sentences

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But I was in no hurry to shed this latest accouterment of age.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

His tunnel vision is both an accouterment of power and a tragicomic flaw.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2021

The danger rises when the ideology itself becomes part of the “look” — an accouterment to a three-piece suit, a stance to match a pair of shades.

From Salon • Dec. 3, 2016

She wanted something that was not only utilitarian, but also served as a stylish and discreet accouterment, so she created her own.

From Seattle Times • May 31, 2016

There is little use in pressing your trousers between two boards under the mattress if you discount such neatness with the accouterment of an invading Martian.

From Greener Than You Think by Moore, Ward