Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for chic. Search instead for chice.
Definitions

chic

[sheek] / ʃik /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

The sequel is flat and digital, loaded with garish CGI and set decoration that often mistakes boho chic for cottagecore.

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026

A chic bohemian bungalow for her and her three-legged cat Zsa Zsa.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

In 2014, she snapped up two penthouses in the chic Tribeca neighborhood for about $20 million and combined them into a nine-bedroom, nine-bath abode with beamed ceilings, a curved staircase, and enormous windows.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 7, 2026

Plus, investors bet they can turn aging hotels from shabby to chic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

A tight-fitting little black coat and skirt, white satin blouse, small chic black toque perched at the fashionable outrageous angle.

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie

I think it’s because, with the feel-me walls, the bend-’n-sniff tubes, the claymation-like animated embroideries, it seemed like a grown-up version of the children’s “discovery” gallery, but with much chicer clothes.

From New York Times ● May 9, 2024

After one of the chicer funeral scenes committed to film, Marianne covers for Jean-Paul to the police, despite the fact Jean-Paul had just declared his desire to leave her for Penelope.

From New York Times ● Aug. 21, 2021

Next to last year’s model, this one has a sleeker and chicer vibe.

From The Verge ● Jul. 10, 2020

It was seemingly the end when the designer, Walter Van Beirendonck — himself a large, hirsute Belgian man, a chicer version of Santa Claus — emerged to do his own walk down the runway.

From New York Times ● Sep. 3, 2019

Happy hour at home just got a whole lot chicer, with bar carts popping up in a variety of prices, colors and styles, including modern, minimal and industrial.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 21, 2017

Portugal’s chicest beach destination is no longer a secret—but it still feels like one.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

Ahead of Saturday's awards ceremony, AFP brings you some of the chicest and craziest looks, and also the actor who brought a bit of grit to the glamour.

From Barron's ● May 22, 2026

The chicest thing is, you know, a black dress or a white sofa or a silver car.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2024

Venturini Fendi said she was inspired by Princess Anne, whom she called “the chicest woman in the world,” capable of “maintaining her femininity while wearing a uniform,” the epitome of masculinity.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 13, 2024

All our chicest stock-jokes and pet patter they mops up, like mugs as they are, For they might cut their own chaff, eh, Charlie? not borrow it all from the bar.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 93. July 30, 1887 by


Vocabulary lists containing chic

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

Get a word

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training