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Examples of finery in a Sentence
She was proud to show off her new evening finery.
the guests arrived at the wedding in all their finery
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Halloween may have come and gone, but Hollywood decked out in frightful finery for the premiere of Nosferatu.
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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
Along with her feather finery and green sartorial color motif, Queen Camilla accessorized with pieces of jewelry courtesy of the late Queen Elizabeth II’s collection.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 26 Dec. 2024
In this life-force of a musical, even the help gets to shine like so many sequins on a prima donna’s finery.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2024
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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
Along with her feather finery and green sartorial color motif, Queen Camilla accessorized with pieces of jewelry courtesy of the late Queen Elizabeth II’s collection.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 26 Dec. 2024
In this life-force of a musical, even the help gets to shine like so many sequins on a prima donna’s finery.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Finery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/finery. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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