Example Sentences

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Her Phyllis, dressed in Toni-Leslie James’s chic costumes, is on the blousy end of elegant.

From New York Times • Apr. 25, 2024

The ruffly statement dress has blousy sleeves, a mock turtleneck and ribbed cuffs.

From Fox News • Dec. 28, 2021

There were no blousy shirts with big bows like those from Michele’s debut runway show, which set off the Gucci disruption.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 14, 2020

Early on, Brown affected a showy persona: long hair, blousy white shirts with billowing sleeves, leather vests, velvet pants tucked into knee-high boots, and Byronic capes.

From The New Yorker • Sep. 30, 2019

Naomi fingered the soft fabric of a gray dress with flared sleeves, a blousy top, and a skirt that flared out a bit from a belted waist.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez