How to Use lacy in a Sentence

lacy

adjective

• The flower's petals are lacy and delicate.
• The fries are skin-on; the potato pancakes are crisp and lacy at the edges flecked with green onion.
  — Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2018
• When the pancake is ready to be flipped, its edges will be lacy and the bottom light brown.
  — Kara Elder, Washington Post, 1 July 2020
• The top metal artist of the day, Samuel Yellin, made lacy metal doors for the music room.
  — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 10 July 2019
• The piano took up the theme, adding lacy lines in its high register.
  — New York Times, 28 Nov. 2019
• The mother this time was the duchess of Cambridge, in a simple red dress with a round collar in lacy white.
  — Laura Collins-Hughes, BostonGlobe.com, 2 May 2018
• One look was even covered top-to-bottom in a patchwork of lacy panties.
  — Ingrid Schmidt, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Sep. 2019
• Christensen wore a lacy black bustier top with high-waist jeans.
  — Abby Gardner, Glamour, 30 Apr. 2019
• French cooks enjoy its lacy leaves chopped into an omelet, added at the end of cooking.
  — Pam Peirce, SFChronicle.com, 12 July 2019
• Put on a lacy blouse like this full length one or this cropped one and a pencil skirt, or whatever fits your body type the best.
  — Flor De Maria Rivera, Cosmopolitan, 13 Aug. 2012
• The batter will be wet, which gives the waffles a delightful, lacy texture and crisp crunch.
  — Ashley Rodriguez, Woman's Day, 10 Apr. 2019
• The final, irresistible flourish of restaurant French toast is in the lacy brown crust.
  — Julia Moskin, charlotteobserver, 9 May 2017
• The final, irresistible flourish of restaurant French toast is in the lacy brown crust that adorns both sides.
  — Julia Moskin, idahostatesman, 4 May 2017
• Holmes wore a lacy white blouse and cropped blue jeans with a pair of understated Chloé ballet flats.
  — Marina Liao, Marie Claire, 3 Aug. 2018
• The frilly, lacy men’s top has also been having a huge moment as of late, and Styles proved the trend isn’t going anywhere yet.
  — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 6 May 2019
• The garb speaks to the lacy longings of these hapless brides but also withstands the drenching the actresses take.
  — Lisa Kennedy, The Know, 14 Apr. 2017
• The model looked ready for the warm desert weather in a sheer lime and yellow shirt over a lacy bra, paired with light denim cutoffs.
  — De Elizabeth, Teen Vogue, 13 Apr. 2019
• And now, Khloe has stripped down to pose in some extremely skimpy, lacy, black underwear.
  — Amy MacKelden, Marie Claire, 21 Mar. 2018
• The bride wore a lacy white Victorian-style gown and the groom had on a slim, understated gray suit.
  — Lois Smith Brady, New York Times, 5 July 2019
• DuVernay tweeted about her dress alongside a photo of the lacy gray gown on the red carpet.
  — Hilary Weaver, Vanities, 26 Feb. 2017
• The lacy delicacy of his incised lines is all the more poignant for the in-the-street scrappiness of the detritus in which it is embedded.
  — David Pagel, latimes.com, 24 Mar. 2018
• Softer than the prosciutto of Parma, its color a paler pink, Casella’s has a deep, rich flavor and a lacy edge of creamy fat.
  — Ruth Reichl, Town & Country, 21 Sep. 2018
• So when soap bubbles freeze, lacy crystals break off from cooler points on the surface and swirl around on currents of warmer liquid.
  — Knvul Sheikh, New York Times, 18 June 2019
• Lili wore an ankle-length silver dress with sheer and lacy cutouts along the bodice, creating a gorgeous effect.
  — De Elizabeth, Teen Vogue, 7 Jan. 2018
• Visitors look through a peephole (with a lace collar) to see their hero in her milieu, the U.S. Supreme Court, whose curtains are held back by a lacy gloved hand.
  — Susan Dunne, courant.com, 2 Oct. 2019
• For his fashion shots, Eisenstaedt went for the close ups, focusing in on a sleeve or the back of a lacy dress, emphasizing light and shadow.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2019
• In addition to piles of chocolate and a bouquet of flowers, wearing a lacy new bra or cheeky pair of undies is one of our favorite ways to feel and look our best.
  — Tiffany Dodson, SELF, 5 Feb. 2020
• The wax figure’s outfit was picked out by the real Kardashian, too, from her lacy bodysuit to her Christian Louboutin pumps.
  — Michele Corriston, PEOPLE.com, 26 June 2018
• In an oversized trench worn over a lacy camisole and cigarette pants, Beckham looked the part of global style icon down to the black sunglasses and stiletto heels.
  — Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 8 Mar. 2019
• The simple additions of a candelabra and a bust wearing a lacy eye mask set a mysterious tone on the bar cart.
  — Lacey Howard and Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Oct. 2021

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