How to Use corduroy in a Sentence

corduroy

noun
  • Last year both test teams loved the 108 on soft corduroy and powder.
    Marc Peruzzi, Outside Online, 9 Jan. 2022
  • Swaddle me in corduroy and nurse me with split pea soup.
    Tamara Fuentes, Seventeen, 22 June 2023
  • Above it a church spire stuck like a slate spike through a hill cloaked in a green corduroy of vineyards.
    Rick Steves, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2023
  • The corduroy and workclothes techniques speak to the very roots of the tradition.
    Jeanine Hays and Bryan Mason, House Beautiful, 20 Sep. 2021
  • Kelce, for his part, looked stylish in a matching creme corduroy set and bright white Nikes.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 16 Oct. 2023
  • The corduroy shoes come in baby blue, a deep chocolate brown, cream, and black.
    Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 22 Sep. 2023
  • There's something just so stylish about a good corduroy dress.
    Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country, 20 Dec. 2022
  • That day, on groomers at Winter Park, much of the corduroy had been scraped clean by the afternoon.
    Dan Schwartz, Outside Online, 5 Mar. 2021
  • All the streets in Fairbanks are now ice roads grooved corduroy by grader blades.
    Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Jan. 2022
  • The lid, the palm rests, and the bottom of the deck all have a ridged corduroy-ish texture that’s hard to resist running your hands over.
    Monica Chin, The Verge, 26 Jan. 2021
  • Her look consisted of a breezy white crop top and corduroy trousers by Chloé.
    Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 June 2023
  • Of course, the brand brings the same characteristics to its pair of corduroy pants.
    Todd Plummer, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2023
  • He’s drawn a diamond in the corduroy with his ski pole and is tapping at its top point.
    Washington Post, 12 Nov. 2021
  • Plus, Garner isn't the only celebrity to wear corduroy as of late.
    Nicol Natale, Peoplemag, 15 Jan. 2023
  • Dressed in corduroy overalls and a white T-shirt, the toddler plays with a toy as a flash of his red hair can be seen under the hat.
    Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Dries Van Noten’s luscious padded corduroy button-downs are a good place to start.
    Madeline Fass, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2023
  • In turn, the groomers then turn the surface into corduroy for that day’s skiing and boarding.
    Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, 19 Feb. 2020
  • The woman wears a floral dress, and the man has a rumpled mustache and a corduroy jacket.
    WIRED, 2 Sep. 2022
  • For those colder fall days, opt for the Floerns' High-Waisted Pants, which are made of a thick corduroy.
    Nicol Natale, Peoplemag, 29 Aug. 2022
  • Nothing says fall fashion quite like a rich brown corduroy jumper paired with a mock neck long-sleeve shirt.
    Corinne Sullivan, Woman's Day, 24 Oct. 2022
  • The nuts and bread give it richness and a texture that resembles thick corduroy.
    Washington Post, 14 Oct. 2021
  • Probably one of the best things about corduroy is its resilience.
    Morgan McMullen, Marie Claire, 8 Jan. 2020
  • An everyday, wear-to-the-office corduroy these are not.
    Todd Plummer, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2023
  • After a moment, VanAcker flipped the corduroy over and leaned close to inspect it.
    Brooke Jarvis, The New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2021
  • Bloom wore an all-blue outfit, while Perry paired a tan corduroy jacket with pants, a white top, and a bag.
    Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 28 Jan. 2022
  • Here, the wide-wale corduroy adds some substance to the retro camp collar shirt silhouette.
    Maverick Li, Men's Health, 25 Jan. 2023
  • The collection is full of corduroy slip-on shoes that remind us of our grandpas.
    Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 22 Sep. 2023
  • Wale Watching The soft pile of corduroy is cozier than jeans.
    Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 6 Feb. 2024
  • The vertical ribs that create the corduroy texture are known as wales.
    Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 13 Sep. 2021
  • Double-face corduroy curtains blend with walls in a custom brown hue in the bedroom.
    Camille Okhio, ELLE Decor, 20 Apr. 2023

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