Examples of hemline in a Sentence
The hemline falls just above the knee.
I shortened the hemline on the dress.
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The cheeky color belies the dramatic silhouette, which is extra-elongated in all the right places (sleeves, hemline).
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airmail.news, 15 Mar. 2025
The dress featured a plunging neckline and thick straps with a hemline above Cavallari’s knees.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 14 Mar. 2025
On the other end of the hemline spectrum, Toga and Keburia showed architectural minis, and Sinead O’Dwyer and Chopova Lowena (who didn’t host a runway show this season but presented a lookbook instead) offered more wearable versions of the look.
—Irina Grechko, refinery29.com, 25 Feb. 2025
Other celebrities that have been showing ankle with cropped hemlines lately include Holmes and Erin Napier.
—Clint Davis, People.com, 16 Mar. 2025
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airmail.news, 15 Mar. 2025
The dress featured a plunging neckline and thick straps with a hemline above Cavallari’s knees.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 14 Mar. 2025
On the other end of the hemline spectrum, Toga and Keburia showed architectural minis, and Sinead O’Dwyer and Chopova Lowena (who didn’t host a runway show this season but presented a lookbook instead) offered more wearable versions of the look.
—Irina Grechko, refinery29.com, 25 Feb. 2025
Other celebrities that have been showing ankle with cropped hemlines lately include Holmes and Erin Napier.
—Clint Davis, People.com, 16 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hemline
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“Hemline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hemline. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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hemline
noun
hem·line
ˈhem-ˌlīn 
: the line formed by the hem of a dress, skirt, or coat
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