modish

Example Sentences

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The futuristic coat - modish in the 1960s - is also indicative of how the Queen was in sync with the times.

From BBC • Dec. 26, 2025

“Bills, Bills, Bills” is dizzyingly complex, “Jumpin’, Jumpin’” is futuristically forceful and Beyoncé’s singing at the end of “Bug a Boo” is a soaring interjection of traditional glory into the modish present.

From New York Times • Jul. 25, 2022

Now he is being played by Omar Sy, wearing a more modish, but equally dashing, flat cap and trench coat ensemble.

From Salon • Feb. 15, 2021

“Portraits of an Era” parades modish men and women.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2019

The modish bonnet with curling white feathers seemed to her uncle a crowning affront.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare