How to Use modish in a Sentence

modish

adjective

• He wore a modish gray suit and hat.
• From furs to chic trench coats, this season is all about bundling up with a modish twist.
  — Nandi Howard, Essence, 6 Dec. 2019
• The modish cafe has bounties of greenery inside and out.
  — Drake Wilson, Sunset Magazine, 10 Mar. 2020
• But that modish phrase does not quite capture what is going on.
  — The Economist, 22 Aug. 2019
• The venue’s powder blue skate floor is now shiny hardwood, and the colorful shapes that once adorned the walls were phased out for modish black paint.
  — Zoie Matthew, Los Angeles Magazine, 27 Oct. 2017
• Later came the crown of modish white hair, the DeLorean trademark.
  — John Anderson, WSJ, 29 July 2021
• Thanks to a modish navy mini and black leather racing jacket combo, Venus Williams stole the show in Louis Vuitton’s front row in a look that kept things short and sweet.
  — Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 24 Jan. 2022
• At 22, he wears ripped jeans and white sneakers, has a modish haircut and carries a few extra pounds from too many months without work.
  — New York Times, 29 Apr. 2018
• This has less to do with the Christian proposition and more to do with a modish and unthinking progressivism.
  — Daniel J. Mahoney, National Review, 6 Feb. 2020
• Swim through a modish dining room awash in blue-purple light and take a seat at San Antonio’s swankiest restaurant.
  — San Antonio Express-News, 8 Mar. 2018
• An interest in modish office decor is a long-standing feature of high finance.
  — The Economist, 20 June 2020
• This Mario Bava film takes place in a Rome fashion house, with scenes of runway shows and dress fittings displaying an entire look book of modish dresses.
  — Caitlin Morton, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2021
• The value of the shoes in the secondhand marketplace—the price tag on their clout—was about fifteen hundred dollars, a function of both their scarcity and their modish chunkiness.
  — Troy Patterson, The New Yorker, 14 June 2019
• Celine’s nipped suits, Breton-striped shirts and anoraks felt Left Bank modish, an attitude that was underscored by the models’ mop-top haircuts.
  — Jacob Gallagher, WSJ, 22 Jan. 2019
• The entire Catholic Magisterium should not be subject to the modish preferences of current and future occupants of the Petrine office.
  — John Hirschauer, National Review, 10 June 2019
• Hadid styled the outfit with her usual unstudied flair, throwing on modish ankle boots, chunky rings, and oversize hoop earrings.
  — Madeline Fass, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2018
• In the early days, modish pandemonium prevailed at Kings Road.
  — Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2021
• Quaint Reagan-era scrolling was a precursor to and eventually a subset of trolling, today’s modish rhetorical performance, which was invented in Usenet groups at the end of the ’80s.
  — Virginia Heffernan, WIRED, 12 Mar. 2018
• Kimpton Armory Hotel is the ideal place to unwind after dinner for panoramic views with a modish atmosphere.
  — Wendy Altschuler, Forbes, 10 Apr. 2021
• Still, Östlund’s Triangle of Sadness feels like a worthy winner—and having been snapped up already by the modish distribution outfit Neon, expect to see it on a cinema screen near you soon.
  — Liam Hess, Vogue, 28 May 2022
• The double-breasted, peak late topper recalled the modish suiting sported by Jackie Kennedy, while a crisp, collarless top and skinny black trousers were polished additions.
  — Edward Barsamian, Vogue, 23 Apr. 2018
• Available on their website and at their New York City showroom, the Batsheva furniture collection includes a sofa and two different types of chairs, all adorned in a modish mismatch of motifs.
  — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 18 Apr. 2022
• Tasked with introducing this franchise's modish, candy-colored universe on screen as well as behind the camera, Banks tackles both roles with remarkable sangfroid.
  — Isaac Feldberg, Fortune, 15 Nov. 2019
• Pierro’s Italian Bistro provides a modish ambiance and classic Italian favorites.
  — Wendy Altschuler, Forbes, 16 Apr. 2021
• At present, Zellweger’s ideal silhouettes hark back to the sophistication of the early 1960s: satin column dresses that hit just at the ankle, or A-line minis with modish flair are in regular rotation.
  — Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 9 Feb. 2020
• Amid some light snow flurries, Dior’s creative image director Peter Philips created a beauty look for the fall 2018 show with blunt colorful lines of slightly modish eyeliner.
  — Kathleen Hou, The Cut, 27 Feb. 2018
• This modish label curates inspired, authentic music on the gloomier end of the spectrum, from paranoid synth-punk and noise to visionary experimental.
  — The New Yorker, 22 May 2017
• In a modish white leather jacket and pants combo, actor Laura Harrier provided a counterpoint to Williams’s exploration of pattern.
  — Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2020
• The modish decor includes brightly colored furniture, vaulted glass ceilings, and meeting rooms named for the Millennium Falcon and Hogwarts Express.
  — Alison Griswold, Quartz, 3 July 2019
• In the nineteen-thirties, Nichols’s images reflected a more overt sense of national identity—federal work programs, cars, modish fashion.
  — Sarah Blackwood, The New Yorker, 18 July 2021

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