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The bees themselves, also crafted in a yellow gold with black stripe accents, featured winged detailing and smaller gemstones.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
4 June 2026 Swift swapped out her red lipstick for a dark pink, and finished off her look with black winged eyeliner.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
2 June 2026 To complement her classically chic ensemble, Apple wore her hair straight and parted in the middle (reminiscent of her mom's signature style) along with smoky, winged liner and a rosy lipstick shade.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
14 May 2026 His smiling eyes beneath dark winged eyebrows were an unusual sapphire blue.—Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for winged
Word History
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)
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The first known use of winged was
in the 14th century