How to Use Venetian in a Sentence

Venetian

adjective
  • The whole place is decked out with soaring high ceilings, wide-plank oak floors, and Venetian plaster walls that add a sense of depth and refinement.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 19 Sep. 2024
  • Clooney toured the Venetian canals in a black skater dress and tan flats.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2023
  • It too is famed for its Venetian harbor and quaint old town.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 16 Jan. 2024
  • This time Poirot must get to the bottom of a murder during a Venetian seance.
    J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 16 Sep. 2023
  • The Venetian blinds on the windows also felt austere to them.
    Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Yes, the movie takes place on Halloween; and, yes, there’s a party (in a Venetian palazzo, no less).
    Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Floors are lined in wide-plank white oak and walls are finished in Venetian plaster.
    Roger Sands, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
  • This is the Venetian summer some way removed from the flocking tourists on the main island.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 10 Apr. 2022
  • The kitchen’s white walls, also in Venetian plaster, take on a golden hue as the sunlight comes round from the east.
    Howard Christian, ELLE Decor, 24 May 2023
  • The foyer has Venetian polished plaster and connects to the open-plan great room.
    Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2023
  • The outline of the orchid was with a wire and then dangling from the middle of the orchid was a little Venetian chain with a drop at the end.
    Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Think tons of stone, thick Venetian plaster walls, and distressed wood.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 11 June 2023
  • Then, Venetian gondoliers stole the style, and now the women of Bergamo are taking it back from the boys!
    Nneya Richards, Parents, 16 Aug. 2024
  • Canaletto was a Venetian artist known for his austere cityscapes.
    Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 May 2024
  • The same goes for Venetian plaster walls, high-gloss walls, and even custom window treatments.
    Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Dec. 2023
  • Like Venetian blinds, Pratt sighs, moving his hands like shutters.
    Annalisa Quinn, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Savor a classic Bellini cocktail to toast the va-va-Venetian vibe.
    Laura Manske, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2023
  • When the fleet defeated the Ottomans in the Turkish-Venetian wars, they were paid handsomely.
    Trisha Thomas, ajc, 15 Jan. 2023
  • The solid brass knocker, in the shape of a dolphin, was made by a Venetian artisan from a mold dating to the Renaissance.
    Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 5 July 2024
  • Bougainvillea and jasmine bring vivid color and aroma to the isle which its former Venetian rulers named Fior di Levante (the flower of the East).
    Helen Iatrou, Travel + Leisure, 16 May 2024
  • Taking the crown was Hotel Cipriani, a Venetian icon founded in the 1950s by the inventor of the Bellini cocktail.
    Chloe Taylor, Fortune, 30 June 2023
  • Then to the bedroom, with a beautiful Venetian door frame he’s reworked and adapted as a headboard.
    Chiara Barzini, Vogue, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Around 1450, the Venetian government commissioned a monk named Fra Mauro to make a mappa mundi, a map of the world.
    Dominic Green, WSJ, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Vintage Venetian glass bowls from Gayot’s great aunt and grandmother hold stray pins for her mood board.
    Bebe Howorth, ELLE Decor, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Choose earth tones like deep green, navy blue, or taupe on the walls, and add texture with Roman clay or Venetian plaster for visual interest.
    Sharon Greenthal, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 July 2024
  • The Venetian Slipper Venetian slippers and the perfect amount of casual polish and texture to an all-black look.
    Christina Holevas, Vogue, 10 July 2024
  • Herringbone wood floors and Venetian plaster ceilings lead the way into the open-concept living room and kitchen.
    Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024
  • The action unfolds at a crumbling Venetian palazzo that’s rumored to be haunted by the ghosts of girls and boys who perished years ago during an outbreak of the plague.
    Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2023
  • The Venetian Carousel will make its fair debut, standing 35 feet tall and featuring two decks of animal figures to ride.
    Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2024
  • The actor was photographed boarding a Venetian water taxi with her newly betrothed wearing a white, A-line minidress.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2023

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