trappings
Example Sentences
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They are enjoying the trappings including perks, bonuses and, in many cases, pay boosts.
And so he’s also taken to the trappings of being a star who needs to perform at a high level — vitamin IV drips, injections of the anti-inflammatory treatment N.A.D.+ and cryotherapy.
From New York Times
Reed’s bubble-gum tribute is all snappy wordplay and tongue-in-cheek jabs, but there’s an extravagant phoniness to it all, too, that calls attention to its imaginary trappings.
From New York Times
King and his two siblings had the trappings of middle-class life in Atlanta: bicycles, a dog, allowances.
From New York Times
Now, as king, he faces a daunting challenge: Walking a tightrope between tradition and modernity, he hopes to adapt the institution to a society that finds the trappings of royalty increasingly irrelevant.
From New York Times
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