tinsel
Example Sentences
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“Let’s pack our bags, grab some tinsel and emotionally prepare for a hearty serving of family dysfunction,” the streamer said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026
“The task was to create the tree, but make it different. So, you still love the tinsel, still love the colorful balls, and you still want lots of light,” Brown said.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 30, 2025
"We bring in a few mince pieces, the site offices might have a bit of tinsel around," he says.
From BBC • Dec. 21, 2025
That's how Hollywood's creative workers describe the fall of the once mighty Warner Bros, as Netflix and Paramount battle to buy the historic studio and tinsel town braces for more upheaval and job losses.
From BBC • Dec. 13, 2025
By the time the two of them finished trimming it — their tree-trimming instincts having languished for so many Christmases — hardly a pine needle could be seen under the tinsel and balls and whatnot.
From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.