How to Use boutonniere in a Sentence
boutonniere
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The bride wore a jumpsuit by Bevza, and the groom donned a grey suit with a large boutonniere.
—Carrie Goldberg, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 July 2019
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Not a single time did our dates ever put on a pin (to hold the boutonniere).
—Mark Lawton, chicagotribune.com, 26 Apr. 2017
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Paris The silk pocket squares and boutonnieres made from the same silk at Charvet (chic website!).
—Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2017
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An elaborate boutonniere is pinned to the lapel of her coat.
—Bree Burkitt, azcentral, 20 May 2018
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Add pin for boutonniere, or glue to bracelet to turn it into a corsage.
—Sarah Newell, Seventeen, 21 Feb. 2018
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The bouquet also comes with a pizza boutonniere for the groom.
—Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 17 June 2018
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There were white rose corsages and boutonnieres, bagels and lox, a nice fruit salad.
—Washington Post, 23 Apr. 2018
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The groom, in a three-piece navy suit — also Ralph Lauren — wore a floral brooch as a boutonniere.
—Jada Yuan, Washington Post, 20 Nov. 2022
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Step 4: Cut two outer petals and glue to sides of football boutonniere.
—Sarah Newell, Seventeen, 21 Feb. 2018
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Tickets cost $250 per couple and include a three-course meal, as well as a corsage and a boutonniere.
—Elizabeth Holmes, New York Times, 17 June 2017
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The two exchanged a floral wristlet for Maddy and a boutonniere for Nicholas.
—Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 3 Oct. 2022
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Family and friends gathered around Hanson, who wore a red cap and gown and a boutonniere.
—Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2019
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There were corsages, boutonnieres and a bouquet as well, all prepared by staff.
—Michael Katz, idahostatesman, 16 Dec. 2017
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Asquith, wearing his sailor’s uniform and a boutonniere, said.
—oregonlive.com, 6 June 2019
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Brad Barr said, who was among those who suited up in uniform and pinned on boutonnieres to accompany the girl.
—Hanna Krueger, NOLA.com, 24 Feb. 2018
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The video begins with Parker's 1987 Young Artists United look, which featured a black suit coat with a pink boutonniere with a matching clutch and scrunchie.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com, 24 Feb. 2022
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Some have gradient hues or stripes and can be bigger than your hand or as dainty as boutonnieres.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2023
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Sierra's date — who matched the deep blue hue of her gown with his tie and boutonniere, and her kicks with a pair of his own — is the son of a Marion County Sheriff's captain.
—Stephanie Wang, Indianapolis Star, 6 May 2017
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Another friend, Tania Rios, found a local florist to make a boutonniere and a bouquet, which Adam would later drag through the cake icing.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2020
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Those in a hurry place a small bouquet of aromatic herbs and flowers in their shirt pocket like a boutonniere.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 June 2022
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The overarching sense is that no one's in charge, or at least no one not wearing a water-squirting boutonniere.
—Kathleen Parker, OrlandoSentinel.com, 27 Apr. 2017
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The groomsmen’s boutonnieres were a simple arrangement of pink lilies wrapped in a blue seersucker print.
—Southern Living, 18 Jan. 2011
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Her event will also offer spray tans, and a florist company will be on site to donate corsages and boutonnieres.
—Dakin Andone, CNN, 5 May 2018
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Deadly gags were his game, from acid-spewing boutonnieres to buzzers that turned handshakes into a murder scene.
—David Betancourt, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2019
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The Morning Show actor was clad in a classic groom’s ensemble consisting of a navy suit adorned with a white boutonniere.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 12 June 2023
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Slip the stem through the left buttonhole (boutonniere, got it?) of your jacket or overcoat and secure the stem with the loop that was created for this express purpose.
—Tom Mastronardi, Town & Country, 29 Oct. 2013
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The groom wore a dark blue, three-piece, Western-style suit with an ivory tie and boutonniere, and the bride was in a white lace sari and a jeweled wedding headpiece with pink and purple flowers pinned above her chignon.
—Washington Post, 18 May 2020
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Two men dressed in their Sunday best, boutonnieres on their lapels, are pictured jointly cutting into a cake.
—John Paul Brammer, NBC News, 25 July 2019
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He and his groomsmen were photographed wearing ivory boutonnieres.
—Emily Weaver, Peoplemag, 24 Nov. 2023
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Prom season and fall formals bring avalanches of corsage, boutonniere and wristlet orders.
—Debbie Arrington, Sacramento Bee, 1 Feb. 2024
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