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lace

[leys] / leɪs /


NOUN
string used to connect
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Women in lace mantillas and gold jewelry pass on their way to somewhere ornate.

From Salon Aug. 11, 2026

Since then, several technical studies and two test trips with a full-scale reproduction of the tapestry have been undertaken to meet the logistical challenge of transporting a work as delicate as lace.

From Barron's Jul. 9, 2026

They said no DNA belonging to their client had been found on key exhibits in recent tests, including the lace.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

There’s a friendship bracelet from a volunteer trip to Haiti, a horseshoe found on a Grand Canyon trail and antique lace from a market in Bruges, Belgium.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 1, 2026

“I wonder if I shall ever be happy enough to have real lace on my clothes and bows on my caps?” said Meg impatiently.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

The director laces a 16th-century period drama with a series of mysteries in his latest film, which centers on a samurai who rebels against the local warlord.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

Each hub brought together suppliers of laces, soles and fabric, as well as logistics firms that help to quickly turn designs into store-ready products and ship them out.

From BBC Apr. 26, 2026

Heading into the exhibition I was eager to see what 18th-century ribbons and laces if not frock coats and gowns would be displayed as ancillary objects.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 4, 2026

On paper, the dialogue may seem stiff and silly, but Lewis laces these words with enough sorrow to fill the room.

From Salon Feb. 18, 2026

I feel him shift quietly as he laces his fingers through mine.

From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli

To some degree, the AI race is laced with inflation concerns for the stock market in the near term, as strong demand for chips has led to pricing power for companies that make them.

From MarketWatch Jul. 5, 2026

Among many poignant episodes, Mr. Ryrie follows John Ogilvie’s successful evangelizing among Mohawks in 1750s Virginia, a story laced with irony.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 19, 2026

A couple of days later, I was in our nation’s seat of power, the Florsheims in question laced firmly onto my feet.

From Slate Jun. 5, 2026

His threats and boasts are laced with grandiose language and delivered in a booming, British-accented voice.

From Salon Apr. 22, 2026

I toss and turn, my dreams laced with images of Poe and Abby, smiles twisting into grimaces of pain as they melt away into nothingness.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott

On Saturday, Belfast's Agyarko gets the opportunity he has craved since first lacing up the gloves when he faces IBF light-middleweight champion Josh Kelly in Saudi Arabia.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

Ilkay Gundogan executed his effort with perfection, lacing a ferocious, dipping strike into David de Gea's top corner, the Manchester United stopper only able to watch it fly in.

From BBC May 15, 2026

“Not a star, just another has-been, lacing up his sneakers in an empty gym on a Wednesday night.”

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 25, 2026

It also feels like a moment — to use a sports metaphor, which I’m not an athlete — that you’re lacing up your shoes.

From Salon Sep. 13, 2025

Jonos had finally gotten his breeches turned the right way round and was lacing them up the front.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin




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