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

Unlike Margery Williams' velveteen rabbit, this phantom party resists becoming real.

From Salon • Jan. 9, 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

Helen bought her love seat, a sky blue velveteen fold-out, and also her bridge table.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen