swanky
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Rapidly spreading blazes have forced authorities to evacuate tens of thousands of people from the swanky Cap Ferret peninsula and surrounding villages, in one of the largest evacuation operations ever conducted in France.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
They found a venue—the swanky Bürgenstock resort—and organized a security perimeter, transportation and plans for media coverage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
Instead of wooing my new date with a super swanky night on the town, I had the opportunity to connect with him in a real way.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
It isn't a lordship with swanky estates or privileges.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
On January 28, 2007, he arrived at the swanky Bali Hai Golf Club in Las Vegas dressed in gym shorts, t-shirt, and sneakers.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
They will also have a new pick-up shelf and parking spots for mobile orders, along with a more technologically advanced kitchen and a swankier interior.
From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2023
If mom-and-pop restaurants specializing in galbi jjim, kimchi jjigae or soondubu disappear, to be replaced by swankier places or chains like Sweetgreen, will Koreatown lose its soul?
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2022
The Coins has moved to Pioneer Square, where it’s bigger and swankier and too far away.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 26, 2019
Conventional developers are starting to play with the idea, bringing a swankier gloss to what had been homespun group housing.
From New York Times ● Aug. 23, 2017
"It seems hardly possible that your activities would be confined largely to going to the cinema, to the swankier night clubs and eating in the more famed restaurants."
From The Common Man by George Luther Schelling
We met in a cozy bar at the Crockfords, one of the swankiest luxury hotels on the north end of the Las Vegas Strip.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2026
A Japanese tycoon has taken over many of the swankiest spots in the Sicilian city of Palermo for a decadent, days-long birthday party - reported to have cost hundreds of thousands of euros.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2023
A half-dozen or so men gathered last month for afternoon drinks at the penthouse bar of the 11 Mirrors, one of Kyiv’s swankiest hotels, to discuss the lucrative business of arming Ukrainian troops.
From New York Times ● Sep. 9, 2023
The swankiest Smith Tower soiree of the season will send 2022 off in style with a live brass band, feather girls, tarot card and palm readings, as well as delectable tray-passed hors d’oeuvres.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 29, 2022
I'll stand you a dinner in the swankiest hotel in Adderley Street as soon as we arrive at Cape Town.
From The Wireless Officer by Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman
Vocabulary lists containing swanky
"The Landlady" by Roald Dahl
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