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Synonyms: Noun
fashion, locution, manner, mode, phraseology, tone, vein
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baptize, call, christen, clepe [archaic], denominate, designate, dub, entitle, label, name, nominate, term, title
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Examples of style in a Sentence
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I don't like the flowery style of his writing. She has a unique style of singing. a baseball pitcher with an unusual style She writes with more attention to style than to content. The room was decorated in modern style. The car is available in several different styles. the Greek style of architecture The range of clothing styles has become more varied. His management style is abrasive.Verb
She cuts and styles hair. She's having her hair styled tomorrow. a book styled for a general audience
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Our farmhouse-style queen, design savior, and brand new BFF of Jennifer Lopez is always surprising us with her wide array of talents and fun quirks. — Elizabeth Gulino, House Beautiful, "Joanna Gaines Has Been Hiding Her Gymnastics Skills from Us This Whole Time," 8 Mar. 2019 From there, make your way into the main floor’s expansive hangout areas, with soaring ceilings and a futuristic-style architecture that sets the stage for the magnificence of each respective room. — Lucia Tonelli, ELLE Decor, "Damien Hirst Designs the World’s Most Expensive Hotel Suite in Las Vegas," 4 Mar. 2019 On the other end of the spectrum, comfy, boy short underwear-style harnesses, such as the TomBoii Boxer Brief ($120), are also popular. — Sophie Saint Thomas, SELF, "9 Things to Know Before You Try Strap-On Sex," 2 Mar. 2019 Plus, on-screen keyboards allow swipe-style texting that's a wonder for one-handed use. — Eric Limer, Popular Mechanics, "The Keyboard Phone Just Will Not Die," 28 Feb. 2019 The athletic, greyhound-style dogs became eligible for Westminster just two years ago. — Jennifer Peltz, The Seattle Times, "A breed apart: Rare Westminster dogs have ring to themselves," 13 Feb. 2019 In fact, the Ouverture bags aren't the brand’s first Bauhaus-style pieces. — Todd Plummer, Town & Country, "One Century Later, Bauhaus Is Still a Major Fashion Influence," 13 Feb. 2019 While many might consider Shaker-style cabinets to be traditional in style, the clean lines and simplicity of the design can skew contemporary or modern, especially when paired with the right hardware. — Jessica Dailey, Good Housekeeping, "Doors and Drawers," 11 Feb. 2019 Anthem looks to combine the storytelling the studio is known for with Destiny-style action, all set in a brand-new sci-fi universe that will change and grow over time. — Andrew Webster, The Verge, "The 40 games we can’t wait to play in 2019," 26 Dec. 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Though Ratajkowski, Kardashian, and Hadid all wore their cargo pants with crop tops, the spring 2019 runways during Fashion Week presented some alternative ways to style them. — Glamour, "It’s True: Cargo Pants Are Actually Coming Back," 14 Mar. 2019 Meghan chose to style the coat with her trusty black Aquazzura bow pumps and a simple small clutch, as well as her go-to effortless up-do hairstyle. — Lucy Wood, Marie Claire, "Meghan Markle Wore a Very Kate Middleton-esque, Green Embellished Erdem Coat," 11 Mar. 2019 At times, so also changed the setting to style them differently. — Maggie Maloney, Town & Country, "Kate Middleton Wore Princess Diana's Pearl and Diamond Earrings to the BAFTAs," 11 Feb. 2019 Each room in the lodge is uniquely styled, but all have dark-wood furnishings, a Nordic color scheme, and bathrooms with Molton Brown toiletries. — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, "The Best Resorts in the U.S.: 2018 Readers' Choice Awards," 9 Oct. 2018 The algorithms also know which styles people with different profiles tend to favor — say, a petite nurse with children who lives in Texas. — New York Times, "High-Skilled White-Collar Work? Machines Can Do That, Too," 7 July 2018 These bangs are on my face now, better figure out how to style them. — Caitlin Petreycik, Seventeen, "The Emotional Stages of Getting Bangs," 5 Mar. 2015 The 28-year-old actress looked incredibly elegant in a hot pink, one-shoulder gown by Zac Posen, styled with glamorous, turquoise teardrop earrings from Lorraine Schwartz, and an effortless up-do hairstyle. — Lucy Wood, Marie Claire, "Wells Adams Lost All Chill Over Sarah Hyland at the Vanity Fair Oscars Party," 26 Feb. 2019 Kim met the rapper through styling his sister, Brandy Norwood. — Yerin Kim, Seventeen, "How Well Do You Know Kim Kardashian's Love Life?," 26 Feb. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'style.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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