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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Photos published on Sunday, May 31, show the happy couple in their wedding finery, leaving Old Marylebone Town Hall hand in hand a day earlier and being pelted with confetti.
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Kim Willis, USA Today, 31 May 2026
But four times the talent means four times the finery, which was costume designer Molly Rogers’ challenge.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 3 May 2026
Guests showed up in their most eccentric finery.
—Blanche Marcel, Vanity Fair, 27 Apr. 2026
Note, for example, the heavy draperies and their tassels, the busy floral wallpapers, the stalks of hydrangeas that flank the mantelpiece, and the art and finery covering every surface.
—Laura E. Helton, Literary Hub, 20 Apr. 2026
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Kim Willis, USA Today, 31 May 2026
But four times the talent means four times the finery, which was costume designer Molly Rogers’ challenge.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 3 May 2026
Guests showed up in their most eccentric finery.
—Blanche Marcel, Vanity Fair, 27 Apr. 2026
Note, for example, the heavy draperies and their tassels, the busy floral wallpapers, the stalks of hydrangeas that flank the mantelpiece, and the art and finery covering every surface.
—Laura E. Helton, Literary Hub, 20 Apr. 2026
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“Finery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/finery. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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