trappings

Example Sentences

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Gradel felt he was temperamentally unsuited for the trappings of teaching, such as raising money and showing up for work every day at the same place and at the same time.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

But despite the classical trappings, this was the loudest concert I've ever experienced at the O2 - not least on a thumping techno remix of Berghain, which the star premiered at this year's Brit Awards.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

In the aftermath of the crime, newly minted fans of Mangione quickly fitted the man with revolutionary trappings, enshrining him as an avenger of working-class power.

From Slate • May 1, 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

Ser Balon Swarm wore the same armor, but his horse trappings bore the battling black-and-white swans of his House.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin