How to Use geisha in a Sentence

geisha

noun

• This area is called Gion, and it's known as the city's geisha district.
  — Jarrett Bellini, CNN, 21 Oct. 2019
• The quick glimpse of her in the Season 2 trailer suggests the host is a geisha at Shogun World.
  — Julie Kosin, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 Apr. 2018
• Maeve implores Akane to come with them, but the geisha resists.
  — Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 20 May 2018
• There’s even a Mariposa, where Akane works as head geisha.
  — refinery29.com, 21 May 2018
• According to the Japan Times, the renovated machiya was once used to host geisha.
  — Katherine Lagrave, CNT, 30 June 2017
• There were more characters than are in the film: a ballerina, a geisha, two or three more.
  — Chris Lee, GQ, 22 July 2017
• Then enjoy lunch with a maiko, or apprentice geisha, and learn about her ancient arts.
  — National Geographic, 12 June 2019
• Inspired by geisha style and the pink color of Kyoto’s cherry blossoms, the trio is available now for $85 on Tatcha.com.
  — Atlanta Life, ajc, 19 Apr. 2017
• Princess Gabriella was dressed as a geisha, while Prince Jacques was captured in formal attire.
  — Peter Mikelbank, Peoplemag, 10 Dec. 2022
• The geisha refuses, and in retaliation, the Shogun sends a pack of ninjas to attack the group.
  — Bryan Bishop, The Verge, 21 May 2018
• The sneak-peak images give fans a glimpse at Kore-eda’s original take on the rarified world of the Japanese geisha.
  — Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Oct. 2022
• There’s a hint of the grandmaster in the grace with which Mameha, the geisha, closes her umbrella, and in the matriarch Eleanor Young’s perfect posture.
  — New York Times, 15 Mar. 2022
• Moore, who sings big Verdi roles, isn’t easy to imagine as the ingenuous geisha (who’s supposed to be only 15 years old).
  — Dallas News, 19 Feb. 2022
• There are estimated to be fewer than 1,000 geisha in Japan today.
  — Time, 12 Jan. 2023
• Tsai traces a lineage directly from geisha to social media stars.
  — Khanh T.l. Tran, latimes.com, 8 July 2019
• The latest project, Trunk (House), which opened in August, is a converted geisha training house in the Kagurazaka neighborhood.
  — Shana Clarke, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2020
• Asians were shown geishas as their look-alikes, and an Indian-American reporter was served a portrait of a Native American chief.
  — Alyssa Newcomb, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2019
• This epic follows the life of Chiyo Sakamoto, from her poor beginnings to her successful career as a geisha, and the several setbacks and heartbreaks in between.
  — Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 30 June 2022
• The Kyoto foundation isn’t directly involved, but some teahouses in Gion, the largest of Kyoto’s five geisha districts, helped with the shooting of the series, which is set for release this year.
  — Miho Inada, WSJ, 22 Apr. 2022
• But here at Frinj Coffee, a special variety called geisha flourishes.
  — Matt Simon, WIRED, 27 Mar. 2018
• Regardless, geishas are an important part of Japanese culture and their attire is not a costume.
  — Mekita Rivas, Allure, 3 Oct. 2018
• My collection started spontaneously with a love-at-first-sight purchase of colorful geisha bookends from the 1950s.
  — The Washington Post, The Denver Post, 23 Feb. 2017
• Along with 13 pairs of courtesan-like heel-less shoes, including ones Tatehana created for Lady Gaga, are sculptural geisha-style hairpins and samurai sword blades.
  — oregonlive, 6 Oct. 2019
• Using the geisha as a metaphor for the hypersexualization of East Asian women, the photos follow the metamorphosis of a young girl from childhood to adolescence to adulthood.
  — CNN, 7 June 2022
• But Fashion Nova isn’t the only company selling geisha costumes.
  — Mekita Rivas, Allure, 3 Oct. 2018
• And given how utterly committed the show has been to its colonialism, its stereotypes, and its cheaply exotic tropes — the vengeful geisha, really?
  — Todd Vanderwerff, Vox, 21 May 2018
• After rigorous years of training, Chiyo becomes Sayuri (Ziyi Zhang), a geisha of incredible beauty and influence.
  — Travis Bean, Forbes, 25 June 2022
• Wooden lattice windows made of thin wooden beams in a grid pattern create a lace effect that is in perfect harmony with the elegant 'maiko' (apprentice geisha) dancers, who can often be seen taking a stroll through the area.
  — Scott Gilman, Town & Country, 5 Oct. 2016
• One of them, dating to 1997, pictures a young woman suspended from a roof beam, her expression glacial, her hair swept into the geisha’s chignon known as the shimada, her pudenda only partly covered by a blooming tiger lily.
  — Jason Farago, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2018
• That means its geisha varietal, which grows so well in this less-than-tropical climate, won't get bastardized by accidental cross-pollination.
  — Matt Simon, WIRED, 27 Mar. 2018

Last Updated: 5 Aug 2024