costume jewelry
Example Sentences
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Under the floorboards of her closet, Smith conceals “glittering refuse I had scavenged from trash bins, fragments of costume jewelry, rosary beads,” along with a blue toothbrush she’s invested with magical powers.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2025
After two years of mostly small exchanges — cookbook galleys, costume jewelry, a set of dinner plates with just the right heft — we brought home something that, improbably, shifted the cadence of our cooking.
From Salon • Aug. 19, 2025
He worked a series of day jobs, including a 15-year stint as a costume jewelry designer.
From New York Times • Dec. 28, 2022
They collected materials from local businesses and assembled small items like toys, costume jewelry, or artificial flowers.
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
I know it’s just costume jewelry and that none of this is real, but that doesn’t stop me from feeling the weight of the crown like a responsibility.
From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy
