How to Use haute in a Sentence

haute

adjective
  • Come for the luxury footwear, stay for the haute leather guitar case.
    — Ingrid Schmidt, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Sep. 2017
  • There are no haute sneakers or hoodies in the couture, no work from guest artists.
    — New York Times, 25 Jan. 2021
  • L'un d'eux est suspendu à une ligne à haute tension par son parachute.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 23 Sep. 2019
  • Presenting the eight coats to add to your wardrobe, to stay haute in the cool through winter.
    — Alyssa Surrett, Harper's BAZAAR, 9 Oct. 2015
  • So does the emergence of this haute fur trend mean that wearing fur is becoming less taboo?
    — Liana Satenstein, Marie Claire, 13 Feb. 2014
  • The Tarkhan dress, on the other hand, is ancient haute couture.
    — National Geographic, 18 Feb. 2016
  • In the wrong context, too much tchotchke—but in the right hands, the sign of a certain haute-boho dash.
    — Sadie Stein, ELLE Decor, 23 May 2018
  • This was a fashion show in seam-free camouflage haute-couture.
    — Bruce Sterling, WIRED, 1 Jan. 1993
  • The singer and fashion mogul has been out and about in bold fashion, proving that moms-to-be can still be haute.
    — Lisa Respers France, CNN, 15 Mar. 2022
  • Roberts further remixed the haute corporate look with peep-toe heels and none other than a toe ring!
    — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2022
  • Tucked away in a quiet corner of the grounds, the spa has the same haute-hippie vibe as the houses.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Mar. 2026
  • And then, like any good haute homies would, Blum’s chums volunteered to go shopping with her.
    — Elizabeth Wellington, Philly.com, 9 May 2018
  • Rick Owens is more than just a purveyor for haute gothic grunge fashion.
    — Bianca Salonga, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2021
  • Despite the return of the haute hues, fashion didn’t make a full red carpet comeback.
    — Elizabeth Wellington, Philly.com, 23 Jan. 2018
  • However, times have changed and so have the haute boîtes visited by the A-list.
    — Edward Barsamian, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2018
  • Just call him the year’s most haute fashion influencer—and don’t forget to double-tap.
    — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 27 Dec. 2019
  • But at the haute couture shows in Paris this week, the songstress is looking for more than just gowns on the runways.
    — Booth Moore, Billboard, 7 July 2017
  • And there was the haute couture (well, not quite) of and lots of support for Joy Villa.
    — The Hive, 13 Feb. 2017
  • Sinasera’s haute approach highlights the slow-food tradition of the region.
    — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 July 2022
  • Like pious Carmela in her haute bourgeois drag, art museums are married to the mob.
    — Rhonda Lieberman, The New Republic, 23 Sep. 2019
  • Some escaped the holiday madness by heading to Paris in time for haute couture week.
    — Sarah Nechamkin, The Cut, 7 July 2017
  • But like the bistros, brasseries and haute cuisine temples that pepper this city, no US leader is quite alike.
    — Allie Malloy, CNN, 13 July 2017
  • West Palm Beach is setting the table for a slew of new restaurants in the already haute-hot downtown area.
    — Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 22 Apr. 2022
  • Everything down to the smallest toiletries are from haute brands like Hermes, Frette and Graffe.
    — Dana Givens, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2022
  • As such, the brand’s homeware branch, Zara Home, isn’t typically a go-to source for creating an haute home.
    — Helena Madden, ELLE Decor, 23 June 2022
  • In the ranch-style main building, with its sweeping views, there’s a dining room with a menu that aims for haute (but falls short) and two large sitting areas with plush sofas.
    — Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2017
  • The brand’s signature scarf prints and fringe were still there, but the overall effect was more haute night crawler than equestrian, down to the leather paperboy caps.
    — Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 7 June 2024
  • The look hit London in the 1960s, as an element of haute-bohemian style.
    — Courtney Barnes, WSJ, 26 Oct. 2017
  • And in shades of dusky pink and blue, the haute couture ensemble is touched with the same dreamy palette as a sunset on the River Seine.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, kansascity, 21 July 2017
  • House of Cards is defined, though, by its haute allure — its characters stride the corridors of power, and do so in made-to-measure suits.
    — Daniel D’addario, Time, 12 Oct. 2017

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