boutonniere

Example Sentences

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Tender, honest and evocatively photographed, this documentary sticks to you like a boutonniere on a lapel.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2025

We turned that over and over during the drive that followed until I burst out laughing — the crazed kind that might result from being sprayed in the face by the Joker's trick boutonniere.

From Salon • Dec. 6, 2024

Sean Perry was wearing a U-Va. tie, and his wife had a U-Va. boutonniere, Haggard said, as they spoke by phone.

From Washington Post • Dec. 14, 2022

Meanwhile, the wedding vendors in Michigan have been "completely understanding" with the sudden change of plans, by refunding the money for the best man's suit, boutonniere and meal, Perry said.

From Fox News • Aug. 21, 2021

He gives me a bone-white corsage for my wrist, and Mom helps me pin a boutonniere to the lapel of his tux.

From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli