bijou

Example Sentences

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This year's search showcased a variety of home styles including quirky conversions, grand designs, period renovations and bijou pads.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2023

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

From Seattle Times • Nov. 16, 2022

The bedrooms are bijou, with a clean, functional feel: bare brick painted brilliant white, wiring hidden in aluminium tubes, TV, coffee and tea things on a small chest of drawers.

From The Guardian • Oct. 25, 2019

Now, the company has reinterpreted that iconic bijou for modern times.

From New York Times • Aug. 17, 2017

A Poacher's Paradise.—About an hour from town.—Charming bijou residence ... grounds adjoin a large pheasant preserve; owner going abroad.—Advt. in "Standard."

From Mr. Punch's Country Life by Hammerton, J. A. (John Alexander)