How to Use swank in a Sentence

swank

1 of 2 adjective
  • Going to the mall or a soccer game has never seemed so swank.
    — Josh Max, Forbes, 12 June 2021
  • Viewers see the practice court, kitchen area, weight room and a pretty swank lounge area.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 5 Feb. 2022
  • His movie was a swank metaphorical concoction about flesh in revolt.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 20 Jan. 2023
  • But then the looters headed north, swarming the swank shops at the indoor-outdoor mall the Grove.
    — Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2025
  • But why would anyone wedge an amusement-park ride into a swank Manhattan hotel?
    — Karrie Jacobs, Curbed, 18 July 2023
  • Looks like Daniel Tosh is bidding adieu to his swank High Sierra lifestyle.
    — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 4 Sep. 2025
  • There is swank, yes, but it is whispered through design, high-end amenities, and micro-attention to detail.
    — Amy Tara Koch, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2025
  • Fukunaga’s confident, swank handling of the action, and his juggling of tones.
    — Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com, 4 Oct. 2021
  • As always, Goldberg’s latest book is funny, violent and a little bit swank.
    — Ivy Pochoda, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2023
  • They were gussied up in a disarmingly swank atmosphere of marble tabletops, chrome and brass trim, and glass, glass, glass, plus high ceilings.
    — Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com, 2 Apr. 2022
  • On Sunday a swank dinner party at db Moderne will keep the artsy herds entertained.
    — Miami Staff, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Hôtel Costes, a favorite of the fashion crowd, has opened a swank new addition on the Rue Castiglione.
    — Washington Post, 23 July 2021
  • No thanks to the pandemic, the swank new Watermark hotel in Tysons is only 10 percent full.
    — Washington Post, 24 Jan. 2022
  • For decades, cineastes have borrowed the line as a funny way to compliment someone’s particularly swank outfit.
    — Leah Faye Cooper, WSJ, 6 Jan. 2024
  • While the properties have been zoned for use as supportive housing for years, they are surrounded by swank condominiums that have sold for as much as $7 million.
    — Gavin J. Quinton, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Fresh additions include the swankest new bar in town and an excellent breakfast and lunch option with a particularly spectacular patio.
    — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2026
  • In the film’s best scene, Lucy and Harry sit across from each other at a swank restaurant, negotiating their transition into something more serious.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 12 June 2025
  • One jaunty Esquire cartoon from the 1940s shows two young women peering out their window at a swank gathering in a neighboring apartment.
    — Cate McQuaid, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Aug. 2023
  • It's performed in the round at the intimate Circle in the Square Theatre, which has been transformed into a swank nightclub with two separate stages and table seating.
    — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 4 June 2025
  • Sun, however, has the irresistible camp appeal of Diana Rigg and Maggie Smith as former rival showgirls coming face to face at a swank island resort.
    — Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 18 Sep. 2023
  • The hotel added a swank drinking spot, the Redwood Room, in 1933; true to its name, the interior was reportedly fashioned from a single redwood tree.
    — Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2025
  • The chaise-lounge bucket seats upholstered in houndstooth fabric—oh so German—are a swank counterpoint to the orange metallic paint called weissherbst (white autumn) that looks strikingly contemporary today.
    — Robert Ross, Robb Report, 25 Aug. 2022
  • Typical celebrity riders make demands related to an actor’s comfort — such as a swank trailer, high-quality food and luxurious accommodations and transportation.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Having an outpost of Casa Tua, the swank restaurant and members’ club with locations in Miami and Aspen, has certainly drawn the in-crowd, who are lining up for the phenomenal hand-cut pappardelle.
    — Elizabeth Cantrell, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2025
  • From swank multi-passenger craft to utilitarian two-seaters, the light segment owes its popularity to design efficacy, a suite of safety features typically found on larger helicopters, and innate versatility.
    — Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 2 Mar. 2025

swank

2 of 2 noun
  • Check into somewhere swank, change into a plush bathrobe and don't forget to order up some room service.
    — Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping, 30 Nov. 2022
  • The bright blend of decor is just the right amount of kitsch, fun, and whimsy for a new 14-room townhouse in swank and swish Chelsea.
    — Katie Lockhart, Robb Report, 30 July 2024
  • Now, the rich kids of Wuhan down pricey bottles of whiskey and bop to crashing electronica at the city's swank nightclubs.
    — Dake Kang, Star Tribune, 23 Jan. 2021
  • Their catalog is a perfect blend of visceral, swank-riddled rock songs, streaked with experimental touches, and hummable pop melodies.
    — Corbin Reiff, SPIN, 17 Mar. 2022
  • Looking gorgeous in Maile Okamura’s swank, detailed costumes, the dancers are given lots of kick-ball-changes, chassés, grapevines, and the like.
    — Janine Parker, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Aug. 2022
  • The scarves were a way to bring softness to something masculine like a suit jacket, but the swank of the fabric in its length and elaborate draping pushed the feeling beyond refinement into something sublime, imperious, and cool.
    — Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR, 2 Mar. 2023
  • This swank pizzeria in Old Town Cottonwood helped define the city's rising culinary scene, creating a spot that is sophisticated and authentic.
    — Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 6 May 2022
  • At the once-swank Primrose Hotel, Russian refugees recline on the porch, playing pinochle, watching the night traffic of Collins Avenue rumble down South Beach.
    — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Set within four breathtaking 18th century buildings that would make any architecture-lover swoon, this former Manor house is the epitome of chic winter retreat with a mix of Oriental opulence and modern Milanese swank.
    — Stephanie Orma, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2022

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