soignée

Example Sentences

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In an earlier era, dancers were expected to visit gambling tables between shows, in soignée attire, and mingle with customers.

From Washington Post • Dec. 4, 2018

She was a soignée matron, game for some electric color or the flash of a gam, but nothing inappropriate to her age or status.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 1, 2015

The most memorable parts of "The Jackie Look" weren't when she was elucidating the way Onassis has come to serve our cathartic need for a soignée image of catastrophe and survival.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 23, 2015

Nothing says, “Welcome! Look how charming, soignée, and free from existential angst this house is!” quite like a mound of fruit in the center of your dining table.

From Slate • Mar. 26, 2015

Our inn, the Hôtel du Midi, is an excellent one; the apartments good, and the cuisine soignée.

From The Idler in France by Blessington, Marguerite, Countess of