parlor
Example Sentences
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But unlike many aspects of AI that are truly transformational, the humanoid fascination will ultimately prove to be a parlor trick with few practical applications.
The fact that it was a parlor game, not pointillism, that inspired the lyric is proof of Sondheim’s credo that “playful doesn’t mean trivial any more than solemn means serious.”
The house once had a brick exterior, a chandelier in the parlor and a grand piano, he said.
From New York Times
Dual parlors, formal dining and living rooms, game room, seven fireplaces, state of the art chef’s kitchen with heated floors and breakfast room.
From Washington Times
“I just love objects,” she says, sitting on a bulbous pink velvet-upholstered Mario Bellini sofa in the compact parlor — just off the home’s 700-square-foot, open-plan living area — where she meets with clients, usually over tea.
From New York Times
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