patent leather
Example Sentences
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Everybody should have some patent leather in their closet.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2024
One of her earliest childhood memories is fixating on a pair of pair of shiny patent leather shoes, when she was about five years old, and getting her father to buy them for her.
From BBC • Mar. 14, 2024
In contrast, the menswear collection featured sharp tailoring and shorts, complimented by patent leather shoes in black, green and brown with prominent silver buckles and belts.
From Reuters • Sep. 18, 2023
Resplendent in red suits and patent leather red shoes, the five-man group’s distinct harmonies were as tight as their choreography.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 4, 2023
Well, anyhow it was hardly the church for crinolines and patent leather.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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