swank

Example Sentences

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Mr. Mulla subtly guides us to a sympathetic view of these rarified figures, in their swank and privileged world, caught out of time and defeated by vast historical forces.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

EVANSTON, Ill.— Bryan and Kay Keenan just paid $2 million for a 1,600-square-foot apartment in The Mather, a swank retirement community here.

From Barron's • Oct. 26, 2025

Matt Kinley’s shapeshifting scenic design, combined with Warren Letton’s hypnotic lighting and Jill Parker’s swank costumes, allow scenes to emerge like an impresario’s dreamscapes.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2025

The press conference was held at the Dorchester’s swank Hotel Eden, located just off Rome’s Via Veneto.

From Seattle Times • May 10, 2024

“We are faster, stronger, and whatever you may think, smarter than our patrons. Does it worry the swank girl to run across a creature like me, running free?”

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi