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Recent Examples of lacy
Kai leaned into black, wearing a lacy V-neck long-sleeve over a black bra with a calf-length black skirt.
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Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 26 June 2024
Its campaign photography featured Garza posing in front of the Spanish architecture of San Miguel de Allende, a colonial-era Mexican city, in lacy white petticoats and sheer black dresses.
—Sofia Andrade, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2023
For a dinner celebrating Dutch-Danish trade at The Hague, Princess Mary wore this gorgeous, lacy navy dress with sheer details and a bright yellow shoe.
—Annie Goldsmith, Town & Country, 18 Aug. 2023
The unique garment featured black billowing sleeves that attached to an equally lacy bodice.
—Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 21 Apr. 2023
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Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 26 June 2024
Its campaign photography featured Garza posing in front of the Spanish architecture of San Miguel de Allende, a colonial-era Mexican city, in lacy white petticoats and sheer black dresses.
—Sofia Andrade, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2023
For a dinner celebrating Dutch-Danish trade at The Hague, Princess Mary wore this gorgeous, lacy navy dress with sheer details and a bright yellow shoe.
—Annie Goldsmith, Town & Country, 18 Aug. 2023
The unique garment featured black billowing sleeves that attached to an equally lacy bodice.
—Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 21 Apr. 2023
See all Example Sentences for lacy
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“Lacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lacy. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.
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