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vamp

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verb

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of vamp
Noun
This contrasts with the more formal Oxford, which features a closed-lacing design where the quarters are sewn beneath the vamp. Michael Stefanov, Robb Report, 18 Dec. 2024 Related Articles Roberts also wore gray Roger Vivier pumps with a large buckle on the vamp. Mikelle Street, WWD, 28 Feb. 2025
Verb
As on much of the album, Bennett plays the straight man as Gaga cheekily vamps around him. 113. Kristen S. Hé, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024 Gaga, however, Gaga-fies it, joyfully vamping all over the melody as if she’s morphed into a saxophone. Kristen S. Hé, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for vamp
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vamp
Noun
  • The supermodel amped up the coquette look with a black ribbon in her hair. 04 of 18 Camila Cabello For the Chanel Paris Fashion Week show, Camila Cabello opted for a black tweed suit with a subtle white plaid print.
    Catherine Santino, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
  • So for all the coquette girlies on a budget, LoveShackFancy brushes are the biggest no-brainer.
    Kleigh Balugo, StyleCaster, 26 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Deep inside the tunnel, awaiting a sprint onto court, Mark Williams smirks while making an inside joke to a staffer before ribbing an assistant coach for stepping over a barrier without tripping.
    Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Vargas light-heartedly ribbed Pages on the way to stepping on the bag.
    LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • She is gifted with a lovely color of a lyric soprano suitable for roles in the spectrum from a lyric, lyric coloratura to a soubrette.
    Heide Janssen, Orange County Register, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Not only did diners want to enjoy her singing in the cabaret, no doubt many could not resist coming to see for themselves the soubrette who had inspired such fury in the late George VI.
    Olivia Williams, Town & Country, 1 June 2021
Verb
  • As OpenAI rolls out Sora to more users, expanding access to additional countries and teasing a potential ChatGPT integration, developers may be incentivized to address issues of bias further.
    Reece Rogers, WIRED, 23 Mar. 2025
  • This year, the star has teased new music, sharing occasional studio photos on Instagram.
    Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 22 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The beat is straight up filthy, as are the lyrics, written from the point of view of a seductress who is simultaneously a literal murderer.
    James Factora, Them, 7 Mar. 2025
  • The woman behind the enchanting seductress at the center of the song was a bank teller who was, according to Parton, overly-familiar with her husband.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 4 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • As gold flirts with all-time highs again, headlines are quick to shout what many family offices already know: when the world trembles, gold glitters.
    Francois Botha, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
  • In the middle of all this, Alexa and Lino remain pretty steadfast in their commitment to each other (except when Lino occasionally gets the urge to cheat and flirts with Alex, who turns him down every time).
    Charlotte Walsh, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • After a day on the slopes at Lost Trail, make your way to the tiny town of Jackson, which will make Philipsburg and Anaconda seem like large metropolitan areas (kidding, kinda).
    Will McGough, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Huang may have been kidding, but Nvidia spent much of its event detailing just how much better its Blackwell chips are.
    Kif Leswing, CNBC, 26 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The sound of sirens echoed throughout central Bangkok and vehicles filled the streets, leaving some of the city’s already congested streets gridlocked.
    David Rising, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
  • The wail of sirens echoed through Marysville on Thursday morning as hundreds lined D Street to honor a fallen officer — the first Marysville police officer killed in the line of duty in more than a century — whose body was ushered to a Placer County funeral home.
    Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 27 Mar. 2025

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“Vamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vamp. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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