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Recent Examples of finery At the 2025 Golden Globe Awards on Jan. 5, 2025, stars hit the red carpet in their fineries — dressed in custom designer gowns and dripping in jewels. Claire Sullivan, WWD, 6 Jan. 2025 In the living room, people sat in their evening finery on lovely antique chairs and velvet chaises. Brandon Taylor, The Atlantic, 4 Jan. 2025 Halloween may have come and gone, but Hollywood decked out in frightful finery for the premiere of Nosferatu. Lawrence Yee, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024 May, the month of the Cannes Film Festival and the French Open, is when France usually pivots, turning heel on a season of gloom and rain to show off its finery and raison d’être. airmail.news, 25 May 2024 See All Example Sentences for finery
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Noun
  • From dazzling attire to handmade treasures, Baton Rouge’s talented makers and artisans are redefining how visitors celebrate and remember Mardi Gras.
    Roger Sands, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
  • Johnson’s Trump later goes after Zelensky’s attire.
    Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Embedded in her designs are flowers, fruits, and intricate patterns inspired by traditional textiles and 19th-century costumes.
    Grace Edquist, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2025
  • For Wicked, over 1,000 costumes were created by Tazewell and a skilled team.
    Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 4 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The production encapsulated his bravery, wit and charm.
    Joshua Barone, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
  • Gryffindor stands for bravery, courage and chivalry; Hufflepuff is known for loyalty, kindness and hard work; Ravenclaw values wisdom, wit and a love of learning; Slytherin represents ambition, resourcefulness and determination.
    Kelsey Lentz, People.com, 17 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • At first, Valentín shows no interest in Molina’s frippery, but once he gets started on his detailed narration of the loopy movie plot, the political prisoner begins eagerly requesting further installments.
    David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
  • But who has time for all of that frippery, anyway, when war’s a-comin’?
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 20 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Retail ▪ Attractions by Brazil in Miami: Boutique apparel for men and women, along with shoes, purses, jewelry and accessories.
    Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 8 Mar. 2025
  • After several seasons of pushing the boundaries with womenswear design—testing the limits of form, function and fabrication—the runways at Milan Fashion Week offered a traditional take on apparel, leaning into a familiar feeling of romance.
    Elizabeth Grace Coyne, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025

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“Finery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finery. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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