accoutrements
Example Sentences
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Military heroes can be depicted on horseback clutching the accoutrements of war, statesmen shown gesturing dramatically in mid-oration, and saints and clerics rendered awash in revelation.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
The Yoders were members of the Old Order Amish, a centuries-old religious sect that practiced adult baptism and shunned such modern accoutrements as cars and the electrical power grid.
From Slate • Jul. 1, 2025
Of course, some dishes may have protein additions, vegetables or accoutrements, so in those cases, additional texture over and above might muddy the dish on the whole.
From Salon • Mar. 21, 2025
The entirety of the figure is part of a dynamic patchwork that incorporates furniture, pillows, wallpaper and other accoutrements of a homey interior.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2024
The accoutrements of wealth play a different role for the old-money clans than they do for the new wealthy, says Nelson W. Aldrich Jr., author of Old Money.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
