velveteen

Example Sentences

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Though it missed the velveteen, heavenly heights of the album, Lipa’s performance landed nimbly on verdant earth, not soaring to starry skies but unlocking an experience that celebrated the corporeal and fleeting.

From Washington Post • Mar. 3, 2022

They wore "long greasy velveteen coats, furnished with pockets of vast capacity, and their nether limbs are encased in dirty canvas trousers", Mayhew noted.

From BBC • Dec. 30, 2021

A velveteen recording that exudes warmth, it showcases Wilkes’ skills at tapping low frequencies as the seeds of melodic ideas.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2019

He picked out matching red and white velveteen jumpsuits.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2017

The skin was metallic silver-gold and so beautiful that even the velveteen parkas of the children from Mekoryuk paled by comparison.

From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George