lace curtain
Example Sentences
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“If my lyrics sound like a letter written by Emily Dickinson’s great-grandmother while sewing a lace curtain, that’s me writing in the Quill genre.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2024
Inspired by Romeo and Juliet, Love Story is a "quill pen" song where "the words and phrasings are antiquated" like "a letter written by Emily Dickinson's great grandmother while sewing a lace curtain".
From BBC • Oct. 19, 2022
See living-architecture.co.uk for more information — and rest assured there won't be a thatched roof, lace curtain or grandfather clock in sight.
From Time • Mar. 10, 2011
The Friendly Sons are largely white, generally bipartisan, lace curtain Irish, and chock-full of lawyers, bankers, and corporate CEOS.
From Time Magazine Archive
A combative-looking young girl of about twelve or thirteen appeared through the lace curtain.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
