How to Use tinsel in a Sentence
- I like to decorate the Christmas tree with tinsel.
- He's not attracted to the tinsel and glitter of Hollywood.
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Each tinsel strand should drape over both sides of the branch.
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Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Dec. 2025
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Mariah Carey isn't ready to put away her tinsel!
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Ilana Kaplan,
PEOPLE,
5 Jan. 2026
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Go all out with the decor and cover your walls floor to ceiling with tinsel.
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Sunset Magazine,
21 Dec. 2022
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The rapper's hair tinsel is very much in alignment with the times.
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Sara Miranda,
Allure,
10 Feb. 2022
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Hold each section of tinsel by the top strip, and part it down the middle.
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Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Dec. 2025
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The trees must be free of ornaments, hooks, tinsel and tree stands.
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USA TODAY,
28 Dec. 2019
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Dress up desserts or drinks with festive tinsel toppers that look like sparklers.
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Kelly Allen,
House Beautiful,
28 Nov. 2022
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Located on the lawn, it was decked out with pink tinsel and a light-up floor.
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Escher Walcott,
Peoplemag,
2 July 2023
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Don't skip glass bead garlands wound round the tree, and embrace tinsel.
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Lisa A. Beach,
Southern Living,
30 Nov. 2025
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One post was a short video that revealed the bright green side was full of shimmery hair tinsel.
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Gabi Thorne,
Allure,
7 Mar. 2023
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The stems are also available in red tinsel for a pop of color.
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Gabriela Izquierdo,
Southern Living,
28 Dec. 2023
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If ribbon or tinsel protrudes from your pet’s mouth or rectum cut it off.
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Iris Katz,
baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll,
19 Dec. 2020
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That same tinsel also lined the bottom trim and colored each breast.
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Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
26 Dec. 2025
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No ornaments, tinsel, nails or tree stands.
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Linda McIntosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Dec. 2025
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After all, those are the kinds of dreams that brought all of us to this crazy town of tinsel to begin with!
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Fake Carol,
The Hollywood Reporter,
16 Nov. 2023
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Trees should be clean of all ornaments, lights and tinsel before they are dropped off.
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Mike Jones,
Arkansas Online,
29 Dec. 2022
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Hold on to your tinsel and pull down your Santa hat, this is going to be a stormy day!
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Washington Post,
24 Dec. 2020
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On the face of it, tinsel town’s women seem braver than their male counterparts off-screen.
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Ananya Bhattacharya,
Quartz India,
8 Jan. 2020
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After a brief resurgence in the '80s, the tinsel trend is back again in full force.
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Emily Vanschmus,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Nov. 2023
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Glitter, tinsel, ruffles, beads, and lots of color are your best friends.
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Cori Sears,
Better Homes & Gardens,
31 Aug. 2025
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To get there guests rode in an elevator lined with gold tinsel and a mirror.
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New York Times,
26 May 2021
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Stores have cleared out their spooky decor and swapped it for tinsel and bows, and my shopping senses are tingling.
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Kasey Caminiti,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
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Faking Christmas sparkles with more wit and whimsy than a piece of tinsel.
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EW.com,
24 Nov. 2023
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Hair tinsel is also offered, and everyone leaves with a swag bag.
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Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
29 May 2026
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A lot of ornaments and tinsel on the Christmas tree.
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Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 June 2026
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Purple hair extensions, or even strands of purple tinsel, can be added to a high braid.
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Diana Leyva,
Nashville Tennessean,
30 Oct. 2025
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The model's dark brunette color and super-sleek style is so shiny, the tinsel is jealous.
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Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
19 Dec. 2023
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If all goes to plan, a family will take the tree home and adorn it with lights, ornaments and tinsel.
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Washington Post,
22 Dec. 2021
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This tinsel tree is a nostalgic staple that looks like it was pulled out of grandma’s storage.
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Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
3 Oct. 2025
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Varying the lengths of your tinsel strands can be a fun way to add dimension to your Christmas tree.
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Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Dec. 2025
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The ends of your branches will stick out more, giving your tinsel extra room to hang down without being blocked.
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Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Dec. 2025
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Discovery's film and streaming assets, ending the sale process that has been the talk of tinsel town.
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Alex Harring,
CNBC,
5 Dec. 2025
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Think tinsel hair, bandana scarves and jewelry and World Cup stickers.
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Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2019
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Looking for a tinsel alternative that’s easier to hang (and less likely to be devoured by your pets)?
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Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Dec. 2025
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Made of durable silk, this fluffy 26-inch wreath can be used all-year long, and can even be decorated to your liking with tinsel or fake flowers.
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Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Sep. 2025
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Tinsel Garland Harken back to the 1950s with this tinsel garland in vibrant shades of red, pink and green.
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Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
3 Oct. 2025
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Go around the entire base of your Christmas tree with tinsel strands before starting another loop; place your next row of tinsel strands high enough that their base hangs just above the rest of the tinsel on your tree.
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Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Dec. 2025
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The post-holiday cleanup often comes with the familiar temptation to shove all the tinsel and twinkling lights into the closest available box and, as quickly as possible, close the attic door on it all until next December.
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Jamie Cuccinelli,
Martha Stewart,
13 Jan. 2026
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Teyana Taylor, ever the purposeful center of attention, donned a silver foil fringe look by Haider Ackermann for Tom Ford, but overdid it with a matching wig, converting her into a tinsel tree.
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Merle Ginsberg,
HollywoodReporter,
5 May 2026
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From super realistic to razzle-dazzle tinsel All products featured on Architectural Digest are independently selected by our editors.
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Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
20 Oct. 2025
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