spangle
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If confetti supplies have plummeted, if a spangle shortage now afflicts Manhattan, blame a tent at the southwestern corner of Lincoln Center.
From New York Times ● Nov. 17, 2023
It fits down to the last spangle on the jumpsuit of every self-respecting wannabe Elvis.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2023
It was always the cat eye in high-wattage spangle.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 22, 2023
The cartoonlike “action” lines that animate the cat direct your eye toward a spangle of geometric shapes the passer-by has scattered to the ground to stir up some feline hunting instinct.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 14, 2017
I just stood on the balcony, looking up at the night sky, at the crook of the moon, at the spangle of stars—each one in its proper place.
From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz
Many were wearing their own sequins and spangles, sparkling spectacles, top hats, feather boas, and in a few cases, Donald Duck suits, representing stages of John’s 55-year career.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 21, 2022
Fairgoers of all ages had spangles applied to their faces by a person claiming to be “Alaska’s first-ever glitter artist.”
From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2022
When Bob Mackie met Cher, it was a match made in spangles.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 20, 2018
Draped in elaborate spangles, her body is uncorsetted, pendulous and haggard.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 17, 2018
She wears gold earrings and a scarf with spangles on it.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
Joining her were six-piece girl group Katseye, playing their love-it-or-hate-it viral hit Gnarly; and New York indie artist Sombr, sporting a spangled jumpsuit for his rendition of 12 to 12.
From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2026
She had packed a kaleidoscopic spangled “disco dress,” complete with platform shoes and a matching headband.
From New York Times ● Jun. 24, 2023
The iconic painting of a young woman, head bowed, dressed in a spangled robe and standing on a crescent moon, is represented in two versions hung side by side.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2022
Living across the street from the forested ravine where Interstate 66 was eventually built, I could marvel at a night sky spangled with stars whenever I wanted to.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 1, 2022
She wore her lucky bunny barrettes and a blue dress spangled with silver sequins.
From "Raymie Nightingale" by Kate DiCamillo
In addition to spangling the garden with colorful blooms beginning in late winter, native annuals are an ecological powerhouse.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 30, 2023
Finely cut leaves of Japanese maples dangled spangling drops.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 28, 2023
The occasional onscreen spangling of the images with onomatopoeias and impact-sparks provides reminders of Spider-Man’s vintage hand-drawn comic-book origins.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 29, 2018
The Maromandia Damba is a beautiful vertically barred fish with vivid red spangling on the flank.
From New York Times ● Jun. 20, 2011
A good ten yards wide it was, fast-flowing and smooth, spangling and dazzling in the evening sun.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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