chic
Example Sentences
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Naoshi’s pieces usually center around a chic ingenue sporting food-focused fashion — think bonnets made of bonbons and boba tea skirts.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
In Kramer’s film, Juliette Lewis plays Camille, an absurdly chic yet financially strapped woman preoccupied with keeping up appearances for no reason other than that it’s what’s expected of her.
From Salon • Feb. 18, 2026
Upon entering the home, guests are greeted with a chic dining area to their right, which boasts modern overhead lighting and a large window.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 18, 2026
Downtown Munich is best-known for chic shops and flashy fast cars but right now its streets are bedecked with posters advertising next generation drones.
From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026
They were universally unfashionable—not retro chic, just old, and they smelled old too.
From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.