velvet
Example Sentences
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Guests enter past rows of hanging Peking ducks and through velvet ropes into a dark, buzzing dining room.
From Salon • Mar. 7, 2026
She appears in a low-cut blue velvet dress, her hair down and singing in a country where music is effectively banned.
From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026
Catherine, wearing a pink and white gown with a burgundy velvet belt which matched William's suit jacket, said she saw the Shakespeare drama on Saturday.
From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026
There is always another velvet rope in Hollywood.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026
She’s fully asleep on her velvet throne, whiskers twitching occasionally.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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