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tinsel

How to use tinsel in a sentence

Stripped of its parade and tinsel, however, this theory is nothing but the old pantheism revived.

Clearly the sans-culotte of Brussels was a mere tinsel imitation of the genuine article at Paris.

BELGIUMGEORGE W. T. (GEORGE WILLIAM THOMSON) OMOND

Body greenish herl of Peacock,—ribbed with gold tinsel,—wrapt with red silk,—red hackle over all.

It was Jim Carter, whose suit of cotton batting, decorated with tinsel and cedar, was most becoming.

The harness is extremely gay, painted in all colours, red and blue and yellow, and made up with bits of tinsel and glitter.

All the shabbiest tinsel and trappings of secular music passed across the trestles of this religious masquerade.

One may live in paint and tinsel, but one isn't absolutely without a soul.

The sad-iron was carefully imitated, being of copper with coals of red tinsel and smoke-wreaths of dirty twisted cotton.

It is easy to understand that gold and silver thread of this pure description, unlike tinsel finery, it is not liable to tarnish.

But among the tinsel and glitter of the gay world I sought in vain for peace and happiness.

WILD WESTERN SCENESJOHN BEAUCHAMP JONES

SYNONYM OF THE DAY

OCTOBER 26, 1985