costume jewelry
Example Sentences
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After two years of mostly small exchanges — cookbook galleys, costume jewelry, a set of dinner plates with just the right heft — we brought home something that, improbably, shifted the cadence of our cooking.
From Salon • Aug. 19, 2025
Now, however, factories produced clothing, shoes, cookware, furniture, soap, toys, books, musical instruments, and costume jewelry in such quantities that they could be sold at prices the working class could afford.
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
In her review, critic Katie Walsh likened the movie to costume jewelry — something that seems sparkly and fun but ultimately is worthless.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2022
While his mother was buying paint at an art-supply store, Sabyasachi spied cheap Indian beads — gold, wooden, shell — catching the afternoon light and decided to design his own costume jewelry collection.
From New York Times • Jun. 22, 2022
“The two girls sell it all on the black market and use the money to buy flashy costume jewelry and cheap perfume.”
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
