finery
Example Sentences
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There should be no single, all-powerful character around which a democracy revolves, so it is considered unseemly to lavish excessive finery on the head of state.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
With centuries of French finery to draw on, the Palais Galliera, the city’s fashion museum, regularly mounts temporary exhibitions to showcase its fragile collection.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026
With the glamorous catwalks, celebrities and excess of finery on display, the possibility of the recent investigations uncovering labour abuses being on anyone's mind appeared slim.
From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026
Senegalese influencer Khaby Lame took pocket watch finery to stunning heights.
From Salon • May 6, 2025
“Never mind, you’ve got the tarlaton for the big party, and you always look like an angel in white,” said Amy, brooding over the little store of finery in which her soul delighted.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
Vocabulary lists containing finery
Beowulf
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Crossing the Wire
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