accessorize
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You’ve got to accessorize with long shorts, football jerseys, ankle socks and high-tops.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026
That young Zuck feels leagues away from today’s Mark Zuckerberg, who’s now designing his own streetwear-inspired T-shirts, emblazoned with Latin phrases, which he’ll occasionally accessorize with a gold chain.
From Salon ● Nov. 9, 2024
When we accessorize, Herd said, we’re putting a “personal spin” on an off-the-rack purchase.
From Slate ● Jul. 29, 2024
The originality, the creativity — taking things you wouldn’t typically think of as something you can accessorize with or use as clothes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2023
I’ve learned how to build a good, strong hut and accessorize it just right.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
She accessorizes the look in a pair of nude high heels and a flowy white beach cover up.
From Fox News ● Dec. 3, 2020
His character is soft and tough, likes hats and further accessorizes with a crew of gym rats, who also wear tartan.
From New York Times ● Jan. 22, 2020
An integral part of storytime is Timmy the squirrel, a puppet who accessorizes based on the book selection and was dressed up in his Christmas best during an interview.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 17, 2019
“Proville cooks fish simply but accessorizes it extravagantly.”
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 14, 2017
She creates really dark interiors and accessorizes with faux plants that are incredible.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2015
She accessorized her look with a pair of dangling earrings, a silver watch and a thin band on her wedding finger.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
Both Hole’s Courtney Love and Babes in Toyland’s Kat Bjelland claimed to be the first to perform in vintage, threadbare dresses with Peter Pan collars and puff sleeves, accessorized with knee socks and Mary Janes.
From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2026
Coach to that end markets its bestselling Tabby bag as a versatile item that works in contexts including school and work, accessorized with any of dozens of charms from cutesy carrots to diamante bows.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 25, 2026
In the main living space, enormous built-in shelves have been accessorized with all manner of collectible items and books, while the living room has a distinctive white brick wall that frames an enormous wood-burning fireplace.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 9, 2025
White women were sprinkled throughout the crowd, many in the front row, their knee-length skirts sensibly accessorized with the practical footwear that could stand up to treks across the Langley campus.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
Trecartin disagreed—she believes the practice of accessorizing something like a water bottle, in particular, can be a positive.
From Slate ● Jul. 29, 2024
The Met Gala, at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, came and went last Monday in a flurry of enormous gowns, wild accessorizing and some questionable dress-code interpretation.
From Seattle Times ● May 12, 2024
Apfel, whose looks transcended time and trends, knew no limits when it came to accessorizing and decorating: “If you hang around long enough, everything comes back,” she said at 93.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2024
The wealth of accessorizing that went into recreating “Avatar: The Last Airbender” isn’t the issue.
From Salon ● Feb. 22, 2024
When accessorizing your language, remember that a little jewelry goes a long way. discreet silence.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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