bon ton

Example Sentences

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But then, the bon ton, not content with padding only bums, moved the bustle round to the tummy at the front.

From Slate • Jul. 21, 2025

Bullock's Wilshire, tony Los Angeles department store, went after war-workers' dollars; Macy's, New York's people's store, waved farewell to the bon ton trade.

From Time Magazine Archive

She founded the American Art Students' Club�now Reid Hall�made a place for herself in the capital's bon ton, no easy feat.

From Time Magazine Archive

The book reports Lucius' ad ventures with "butlered bon ton."

From Time Magazine Archive

I was soon able to ape the vapid dictates of those who called themselves the élite and the bon ton.

From Confessions of a Neurasthenic by Marrs, William Taylor