lace

Example Sentences

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I’ve been bellowing in the direction of Emma’s bedroom for five minutes, but the shadow behind the lace curtains hasn’t budged.

From Literature

There were pieces that looked as if they belonged in the Middle Ages, dresses covered in lace and golden thread, feather boas, jackets covered in stripes, canes with metal heads, robes fit for Merlin himself.

From Literature

He sank as his cold fingers fumbled with the wet laces.

From Literature

Pulling a shoelace through a narrow hole becomes uneven if the lace tangles, and scientists assumed DNA behaved in the same way.

From Science Daily

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