belle

Example Sentences

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The exuberant looks were spasms of color fashioned into ruffles on a minidress constructed from stripes of knitwear, elaborate skirts and dresses with southern belle silhouettes.

From Seattle Times

This is not a film interested in passing judgment on la belle vie.

From New York Times

It’s impossible to talk about the history of anise spirits without mentioning absinthe, the glamorized, demonized beverage adopted by belle epoque bohemians, both actual and would-be.

From New York Times

“Would you like to hear another kind of music?” her mother replied, before proceeding to read aloud a verse by the belle of Amherst:

From Washington Post

I wandered across to the gem alcove to marvel at the belles of the ball, among them the Star of India, another find by the resourceful Mr. Kunz, this time on behalf of J.P.

From New York Times