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
From these beginnings, the Voice grew into a cynosure of the counterculture.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2024
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
Megan and Marlon immediately became the cynosure of legions of online commenters, many of whom assessed the couple as if they were real.
From The New Yorker • Jun. 11, 2018
Madame de Sta�l was in manner the Frenchwoman, accustomed to be the cynosure of a salon, but she was not ridiculous or egoiste in character.
From Visits and Sketches at Home and Abroad with Tales and Miscellanies Now First Collected Vol. I (of 3) by Jameson, Mrs. (Anna)
