appliqué

Example Sentences

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Gallina, 75, was clad in a floor-length dark green striped appliqué jacket and clutching a paper ticket when she declared the Olympics to be a nuisance that has “nothing to do with Milan’s essence.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

The Ukrainian ambassador to the U.S. sat with first lady Jill Biden, who had an embroidered appliqué of a sunflower, the country’s national flower, added to her blue dress.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 1, 2022

His aesthetic defined Indian-fusion style for Westerners in the late aughts, with a riotous palette and Indian craft methods like embroidery and appliqué.

From New York Times • Nov. 16, 2020

The last news-making jacket that she wore was a $51,000 floral appliqué number from Dolce & Gabbana.

From Washington Post • Jun. 22, 2018

It had a cream-coloured ground, on which was a bold pattern, in appliqué, of pink briar roses with green leaves, meant as a delicate compliment to Briarcroft.

From The Leader of the Lower School A Tale of School Life by Campbell, John