bijou

Example Sentences

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"We've kind of wanted to stay a very bijou, boutique studio... we're not too big, we're quite keen to stay a sensible size where everyone can feel like they're involved."

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

“Watermark is also a must,” says Maul of the bijou bookstore.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 16, 2022

We do not wonder that Mr. Morton’s face beams in satisfaction when he contemplates the result of his labors to make his new “club house” the bijou of the town.

From Slate • Jun. 2, 2019

It was a bijou steak house compared to the wood-panelled leviathans they would eventually launch.

From The Guardian • Mar. 17, 2019

South America—firmly South America—in the little tiny wee, bijou village of Santa Lyta—far away from the beaten track, this lonely place lies basking in the sun.

From I'll Leave It To You A Light Comedy In Three Acts by Coward, Noel