pique
Example Sentences
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On Sunday when, as Odile, Ms. Lovette whipped off as many fouetté turns as she could manage before falling out, she made a dazzling change in real time: She switched to piqué turns.
From New York Times • Feb. 25, 2020
You can find the polo in a healthy array of fabrics beyond traditional piqué cotton, including soft jersey and fine-gauge wool and cashmere.
From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 25, 2016
That afternoon, she was wearing a white piqué waistcoat with a tartan skirt.
From The New Yorker • Dec. 1, 2015
For whiteness studies to push past the amiability of white-on-white education, Ahmed argues, all involved must perform something of an ethical piqué manège.
From Slate
Sunday morning before breakfast Abuela handed me my piqué dress, washed and ironed.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
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Grade 12, List 3
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