bijou

Example Sentences

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“Watermark is also a must,” says Maul of the bijou bookstore.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 16, 2022

The bijou dwelling is an example of what campaigners say is a growing phenomenon of micro-homes, driven by high rent and property prices.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2022

We do not wonder that Mr. Morton’s face beams in satisfaction when he contemplates the result of his labors to make his new “club house” the bijou of the town.

From Slate • Jun. 2, 2019

Now, the company has reinterpreted that iconic bijou for modern times.

From New York Times • Aug. 17, 2017

"Yes," Kate tells him, "her mistress is at home," and forthwith shows him into the bijou drawing-room.

From Airy Fairy Lilian by Margaret Wolfe Hamilton (AKA Duchess)