cinch

Example Sentences

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In the 1940s, the influence of Christian Dior's New Look cinched waists were apparent, then in the 1950s, references to Spanish fashion house Balenciaga's more voluminous style emerged in the Queen's clothes, says de Guitaut.

From BBC

The glass tower — emerging from a cluster of angled columns — cinches inward at its waist, bulging outward again as it rises, like a figure leaning into a twirl.

From Los Angeles Times

“It was a total cinch. We were smart enough to figure that out and didn’t. Our worst mistakes have been mistakes of omission.”

From Barron's

They each tucked a single glove beneath the belts they had cinched ’round their waists.

From Literature

He cut a very dashing figure, to be sure, in a trim scarlet tunic over deep blue trousers, with a spotless white belt cinched about his waist.

From Literature