Examples of finery in a Sentence
She was proud to show off her new evening finery.
the guests arrived at the wedding in all their finery
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Crowds gathered at sunrise for the Dawn Patrol load-in then changed into their finery to take in the sights on the lawn during the day.
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Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
The photo by Getty Images' royal photographer Chris Jackson showed the Princess Royal and Sir Tim, 70, standing and smiling together in their finery before the French state banquet at Windsor Castle on July 9.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
In the ceremony’s seventh year, but the first year at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, businesses, nonprofits, entertainers, and artists all turned out in their red carpet finery to see who was voted best in their field by the people of Kansas City.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2025
The painter also appears to portray Henry as a childlike figure absurdly overdressed in regal finery.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 28 June 2025
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Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
The photo by Getty Images' royal photographer Chris Jackson showed the Princess Royal and Sir Tim, 70, standing and smiling together in their finery before the French state banquet at Windsor Castle on July 9.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
In the ceremony’s seventh year, but the first year at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, businesses, nonprofits, entertainers, and artists all turned out in their red carpet finery to see who was voted best in their field by the people of Kansas City.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2025
The painter also appears to portray Henry as a childlike figure absurdly overdressed in regal finery.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 28 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for finery
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“Finery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/finery. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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