cynosure

Example Sentences

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While Jolyon is a central character in “The Forsytes,” Soames’ inner conflict is Galsworthy’s cynosure: He’s a man who prizes acquisition and possession to the extent that he cannot love.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

DOM is in a spacious underground room, with a glowing bar done in striated honey onyx as its cynosure.

From New York Times • Mar. 1, 2022

The German capital isn’t worried about losing its standing as a cynosure of European art.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2020

Ginsburg, by contrast, is the Notorious R.B.G., the cynosure of an ardent fandom and the subject, recently, of both an Oscar-nominated documentary and a gauzy feature film about her early career, starring Felicity Jones.

From The New Yorker • Nov. 11, 2019

Soon after entering the room, he became conscious of being under all eyes—both male and female: in short, their cynosure.

From The Child Wife by Reid, Mayne