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lace

[lays] / leɪs /


NOUN
string used to connect
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"I come from Japan many times to Shetland for wool week because I love the sheep and the local people. I love Shetland lace knitting and spinning," she said.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

The actress marked the occasion by donning a stunning lace Schiaparelli gown featuring long sleeves and a high neckline.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

She wears a pearl-trimmed French hood; a dark, square-necked gown with white lace, gold and pearl trim; a pearl necklace; and, with one exception, a pearl necklace with the pendant initials “AB” or “B.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026

Chainlink necklaces, lace headpieces and even fringe bangs become a form of armor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

They looked very well in their simple suits, Meg’s in silvery drab, with a blue velvet snood, lace frills, and the pearl pin.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

Three-time Grand Slam champion Murray, who married wife Kim in 2015, famously briefly lost his wedding band after playing with it tied to his shoe laces.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

The director laces a 16th-century period drama with a series of mysteries in his latest film, which centers on a samurai who rebels against the local warlord.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

Heading into the exhibition I was eager to see what 18th-century ribbons and laces if not frock coats and gowns would be displayed as ancillary objects.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026

On paper, the dialogue may seem stiff and silly, but Lewis laces these words with enough sorrow to fill the room.

From Salon ● Feb. 18, 2026

Do these laces come with the sneakers, or are those sold separately?”

From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds

But the document was laced with malicious software.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

Across the lot in an unused patch of pavement, pops of bright orange and yellow reach skyward toward the imposing barbed wire that’s laced atop metal security bars.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

To some degree, the AI race is laced with inflation concerns for the stock market in the near term, as strong demand for chips has led to pricing power for companies that make them.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 5, 2026

Here he gives a distinguished performance laced with surprising infusions of wit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026

I’m pressed up against the outside of the menagerie tent, pulling the laced seam open so I can peek through.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

The lacing of the back was so extensive, and I had nails.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

On Saturday, Belfast's Agyarko gets the opportunity he has craved since first lacing up the gloves when he faces IBF light-middleweight champion Josh Kelly in Saudi Arabia.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

And on Sunday night, as America was heating up nachos for Super Bowl parties, Team USA’s skaters were lacing up for their own winner-take-all showdown.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026

To Brady, it’s such an extreme level of body control that it reminds him more of the Olympians lacing it up in Milan than the football players at the Super Bowl.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 2026

Then suddenly Percy was next to her, lacing his fingers in hers.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan




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