fash·ion·able
ˈfa-shə-nə-bəl 
ˈfash-nə-bəl
1
: conforming to the custom, fashion, or established mode
2
: of or relating to the world of fashion
: a fashionable person
Examples of fashionable in a Sentence
Adjective
It isn't fashionable to express such an opinion these days.
fashionable people who know all the right restaurants
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Melony Forcier, Travel + Leisure, 4 Mar. 2026
She was led through the hallway to the kitchen, passing a living room filled with mustard furniture and that print of the beautiful Chinese woman that all fashionable people seemed to own.
—Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
Phil Hay, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
America tends to fixate on youth — the fashionable, the future.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
Compression socks are another one of my long-haul flight essentials, and this surprisingly stylish pair from Kindred Bravely is both functional and fashionable.
—Melony Forcier, Travel + Leisure, 4 Mar. 2026
She was led through the hallway to the kitchen, passing a living room filled with mustard furniture and that print of the beautiful Chinese woman that all fashionable people seemed to own.
—Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
Noun
There are positive aspects to them still — the impact of Antoine Semenyo (up to seven goals in 12 appearances since signing from Bournemouth in January) might make the winter window fashionable again — and they were done over by an ingenious finish from Morgan Gibbs-White, above.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
America tends to fixate on youth — the fashionable, the future.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2026
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“Fashionable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fashionable. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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