merry widow

Example Sentences

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She styled the tailored look with a headpiece featuring a crinoline base with a layer of tulle and merry widow veiling, adorned with a ribbon bow.

From Washington Times • May 6, 2023

She styled the tailored look with a headpiece featuring a crinoline base with a layer of tulle and merry widow veiling, adorned with a Petersham ribbon bow.

From Seattle Times • May 6, 2023

The hero, Anthony Cade, is an old Africa hand who finds himself helping the young, lively and, indeed, merry widow Virginia Revel.

From Washington Post • Apr. 19, 2023

The merry widow added gaiety to his life, and he was as smitten as a teenage schoolboy.

From Washington Post • Mar. 29, 2023

Look, for example, at women's hats; some years ago the "merry widow" which was about two or three feet in diameter, was all the rage, and the larger it became the more fashionable it was.

From America, through the spectacles of an Oriental diplomat by Wu, Tingfang