soignée

Example Sentences

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With winged eyeliner out to there, Sandie’s got all the swaggering confidence that Ellie doesn’t, and stepping into her perfectly soignée shoes for an evening is powerfully intoxicating, until Sandie’s ultra-cool existence becomes a nightmare.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2021

In an earlier era, dancers were expected to visit gambling tables between shows, in soignée attire, and mingle with customers.

From Washington Post • Dec. 4, 2018

She was a soignée matron, game for some electric color or the flash of a gam, but nothing inappropriate to her age or status.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 1, 2015

Nothing says, “Welcome! Look how charming, soignée, and free from existential angst this house is!” quite like a mound of fruit in the center of your dining table.

From Slate • Mar. 26, 2015

Here an excellent dinner à la carte is to be had and the service is très soignée.

From The Gourmet's Guide to Europe by Newnham-Davis, Lieut.-Col. (Nathaniel)