How to Use ermine in a Sentence

ermine

noun

• But there will be more to the weekend than crowns, scepters and ermine robes.
  — Danica Kirka, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2023
• His portrait in his Lords ermine still hung on the wall; the blinds were kept down.
  — The Economist, 12 Oct. 2017
• The bride wore an ermine blanket stole in the glass carriage on her way to the palace to guard against the winter chill.
  — Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 18 May 2018
• At the Plaza, Mrs. Walsh held court in her suite, swathed in ermine wraps, her nails painted to match the color of her dress.
  — Julie Satow, New York Times, 7 June 2019
• Finally, the team added paint, abalone shells, hair and a trailer of white ermine skins.
  — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian, 11 Sep. 2017
• About 2 feet tall, with a wingspan of about 3 feet, Iglaak was robed from head to toe with an ermine-like plumage of white spotted with dashes of black and gray.
  — Crocker Stephenson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2018
• Republican’ long for an ermine stole, a scepter and an orb.
  — Clark Collis, EW.com, 10 June 2019
• The crown which has a purple cap lined by ermine, includes a silver frame that is lined with gold and is set with nearly 2,000 diamonds, per the Palace.
  — Morgan Hines, USA TODAY, 6 May 2023
• On May 31, dressed in clothes of gold and white ermine, Anne made her grand entrance into the capital and passed through the city in a procession that covered half a mile.
  — History Magazine, 29 Dec. 2020
• While Dall sheep move down the mountain in winter, whitetails are left to fend for themselves against the ermine and wolverines that rely on them for protein.
  — Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Jan. 2020
• Shields describes her being sent to kindergarten in an expensive white ermine coat, then shoved to the ground by her classmates, leaving the fur stained.
  — Blair McClendon, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2022
• Also known as ermine (once a fur-industry staple), these mustelids turn completely white in winter except for the black tips of their tails.
  — Kathryn True, The Seattle Times, 8 June 2017
• Glance at the coffee table and see the petrified turtle with the liquid-gold articulated snake and a tiny figure astride an ermine.
  — Mary Elizabeth Andriotis, House Beautiful, 9 Apr. 2021
• Lyra’s daemon is Pantalaimon, or Pan, who is usually a snow-white ermine.
  — John Anderson, WSJ, 22 Dec. 2022
• In show notes, the brand was also careful to emphasize the fabrics used, organza and chiffon among them, directly mentioning fur only once (the adorable ermine).
  — Rhonda Richford, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 July 2018
• The look was completed by Queen Julia's own jewelry, a glittering crown and scepter, and the organization's Medici collar and Dior red and ermine-trimmed mantle.
  — Sue Strachan, NOLA.com, 25 Feb. 2018
• Historically admired by royalty, ermine pelts were used for royal robes, in portraits, and as a design in heraldry.
  — National Geographic, 6 Feb. 2016
• The crown additionally includes a deep purple velvet cap, an ermine band, an orb and cross topper, a solid gold frame, and plenty of gems such as rubies, amethysts, sapphires, garnet, topazes, and tourmalines.
  — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 25 Apr. 2023
• Instead, whenever a hereditary peer hangs up his ermine, a pantomime of democracy follows.
  — The Economist, 21 June 2018

Last Updated: 30 Jul 2024