monocle
Example Sentences
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A commercial artist added the top hat, monocle and cane.
The ruthless military officer with the monocle and the swagger stick who sends his men to senseless death and/or turns traitor.
From Los Angeles Times
In his earlier incarnations on the page and screen, the Penguin was a demented society swell whose signature accouterments were a top hat, a monocle and a trick umbrella.
From Los Angeles Times
If God had intended the country to be ruled by elites, Hitler said at one rally, “we would all have been born with monocles.”
From Salon
“There’s a quote on our ‘about us’ page that says we’re removing the monocle from opera’s … rump, essentially.
From Seattle Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
