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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Churchgoers that chilly April day weren't able to show off their Easter finery.
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Chris Foran, jsonline.com, 3 July 2025
Lots of fine, elaborate costume work on display this season, from the quick-change finery of The Picture of Dorian Gray to the spot-on tidy drudgery of ’70s-era Blackpool in The Hills of California.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 6 June 2025
The difference is that Perry Mason himself really did use his knowledge of the legal fineries to get his exculpatory evidence introduced, while Ben Matlock mostly just monologued for the jury, blowing past every objection.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
Of course, all this finery depended upon the relentless slaughter of elephants, their tusks brutally torn off, leaving the animals virtually defenseless, or often dead.
—Anthony R. Cannella, Hartford Courant, 13 June 2025
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Chris Foran, jsonline.com, 3 July 2025
Lots of fine, elaborate costume work on display this season, from the quick-change finery of The Picture of Dorian Gray to the spot-on tidy drudgery of ’70s-era Blackpool in The Hills of California.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 6 June 2025
The difference is that Perry Mason himself really did use his knowledge of the legal fineries to get his exculpatory evidence introduced, while Ben Matlock mostly just monologued for the jury, blowing past every objection.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
Of course, all this finery depended upon the relentless slaughter of elephants, their tusks brutally torn off, leaving the animals virtually defenseless, or often dead.
—Anthony R. Cannella, Hartford Courant, 13 June 2025
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 17 Jul. 2025.
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