trappings
Example Sentences
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The room trappings are grand, befitting his dignified status, and completely invented.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026
Still, French president Emmanuel Macron hopes to persuade the impatient American president to stay for a dinner at Versailles on Wednesday evening, playing to the 79-year-old's fascination with monarchy and ornate trappings of luxury.
From Barron's • Jun. 13, 2026
They didn’t do that because they wanted to have the trappings and the veneer of making it look as if it were a real federal case.
From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026
But where its cinematic peers get snared by trying to elucidate the truth of the pop star, Lowery’s film skates past the conventions and trappings, landing on something high-concept but deceptively straightforward.
From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026
Try being a white person who adopts the trappings of black culture while still living in the white community.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
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The Things They Carried
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