pique

Example Sentences

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You can find the polo in a healthy array of fabrics beyond traditional piqué cotton, including soft jersey and fine-gauge wool and cashmere.

From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 25, 2016

That afternoon, she was wearing a white piqué waistcoat with a tartan skirt.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 1, 2015

Melanie Hamrick and Hee Seo, dancing with Gennadi Saveliev’s Benno in the peasant pas de trois, were well matched, bringing their own brand of lovely reserve to crisp piqué turns and hops on point.

From New York Times • Jun. 29, 2012

For whiteness studies to push past the amiability of white-on-white education, Ahmed argues, all involved must perform something of an ethical piqué manège.

From Slate

Sunday morning before breakfast Abuela handed me my piqué dress, washed and ironed.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago