harlequin
Example Sentences
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The harlequin lady beetle is more aggressive than its peers, said John Losey, director of the Lost Ladybug project at Cornell University.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 16, 2025
Away from the from springtime pastels and prints, Alessandro Michele's debut couture collection was full of clashing colours and harlequin print fit for a court jester.
From BBC • Jan. 31, 2025
It was a romantic, whimsical collection, full of ruffs and harlequin prints and sweeping skirts, and maybe not what we’d expect from a designer known for elegant minimalism.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 10, 2023
There’s Anastasia Durasova’s makeup that makes a face look like that of a melting high-glam harlequin.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2023
Did she notice the ornamental touches around the entrance, the Roman urns spilling granite fruit, the harlequin marble?
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
