swanky

Example Sentences

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The Guards control big companies that have been given public contracts for dams, highways and metro lines, hospitals, swanky hotels and coffee shops, according to public disclosures by Revolutionary Guard-controlled companies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

The Hollywood Palladium, an Art Deco music venue graced by performers like Frank Sinatra, Richard Pryor, Jimi Hendrix, Lady Gaga and Jay-Z since 1940, has debuted a swanky lounge known as Vinyl Room.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

Page Six, citing a fire department spokesman, reported that O'Hara was rushed to hospital before dawn from her home in the swanky Brentwood area of Los Angeles.

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

At the Armoni Inn & Suites, rooms boast modern appliances and glossy wood furniture, while a chandelier hovers in the foyer near a swanky sitting area.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

You could tell, for one thing, that they never went anywhere swanky for lunch.

From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger