Examples of finery in a Sentence
She was proud to show off her new evening finery.
the guests arrived at the wedding in all their finery
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The event at the Casa Alta Vista Estate on Mount Soledad brought together filmmakers, patrons and others from the San Diego area, many in their red-carpet finery.
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La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026
Models dressed in Marie Antoinette-style Rococo finery with a Glastonbury grunge twist at Harris Reed’s festive fall show for Nina Ricci.
—Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 12 Mar. 2026
Netflix also released a brief teaser for The Hawk with Ferrell in his early aughts finery.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 11 Mar. 2026
Guests, including model Isobel Richmond, ballet dancer Anna Rose O’Sullivan and Lady Amelia Windsor, showed up in full McDowell finery to support.
—Violet Goldstone, Footwear News, 8 Feb. 2026
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La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026
Models dressed in Marie Antoinette-style Rococo finery with a Glastonbury grunge twist at Harris Reed’s festive fall show for Nina Ricci.
—Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 12 Mar. 2026
Netflix also released a brief teaser for The Hawk with Ferrell in his early aughts finery.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 11 Mar. 2026
Guests, including model Isobel Richmond, ballet dancer Anna Rose O’Sullivan and Lady Amelia Windsor, showed up in full McDowell finery to support.
—Violet Goldstone, Footwear News, 8 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for finery
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“Finery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/finery. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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