bijou

Example Sentences

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

From Seattle Times • Nov. 16, 2022

After his friends go home, he makes for his bedroom, a bijou space to the rear of the apartment that’s appointed with a simple antique Iranian table and a Flos Parentesi lamp.

From New York Times • Mar. 23, 2022

Instead, Andrew’s bijou 60th gathering was held at Royal Lodge, home of the duke and his destranged wife, Duchess Fergie.

From The Guardian • Feb. 20, 2020

This isn’t a little bijou shelter either—it’s a major animal control operation that takes in every unwanted animal in the greater Orlando area, to the tune of 8,000 dogs per year.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2017

At any rate, the bijou is already bought above my head.

From The Sentimental Adventures of Jimmy Bulstrode by Vorst, Marie Van