bon ton
Example Sentences
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But then, the bon ton, not content with padding only bums, moved the bustle round to the tummy at the front.
From Slate • Jul. 21, 2025
Bullock's Wilshire, tony Los Angeles department store, went after war-workers' dollars; Macy's, New York's people's store, waved farewell to the bon ton trade.
From Time Magazine Archive
She founded the American Art Students' Club�now Reid Hall�made a place for herself in the capital's bon ton, no easy feat.
From Time Magazine Archive
The book reports Lucius' ad ventures with "butlered bon ton."
From Time Magazine Archive
Intermarriages between French and English are now not unfrequent; and it is pleasant to observe the French politeness and bon ton ingrafted on English sincerity and good sense.
From The Idler in France by Blessington, Marguerite, Countess of
