appurtenance

Example Sentences

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Sometimes the stories work within the territory of the horror genre – they are atmospheric with fear and shock, threat and disorientation – but without the generic appurtenances of the supernatural.

From The Guardian

Technological innovation can make unattractive appurtenances disappear, which could be the solar panel’s eventual fate.

From Washington Post

Not that the directionless souls of “Sunday” are lacking the usual hedonistic appurtenances: pot, coke and lots of vodka are on hand to fuel their conversation and confrontations.

From New York Times

From them lamps projected at rakish angles, their bases embedded in the other appurtenances and items needed to convert dormitory rooms into homes-away-from home.

From Washington Post

Or, underneath the cultural appurtenances of Hawaiian life, were the islanders behaving rationally and pragmatically, much as any other people might?

From The New Yorker