How to Use Victorian in a Sentence
- My parents have very Victorian attitudes when it comes to sex.
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To learn about the resort’s Victorian decor and artwork, sign up for a tour.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 15 May 2023
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Marshall and his wife lived in a brick Victorian, blocks from his office.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2025
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In the global north, sewage is a problem that many of us assumed was more or less fixed in Victorian times.
—Oliver Franklin-Wallis, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2023
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In the Victorian era, access to clean water wasn’t widespread, even for the elite.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 19 Aug. 2026
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Jordan blew up a photo of a crackling fire to the size of a poster and hid it behind a Victorian fire screen.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 17 Nov. 2023
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The place is crowded with Victorian dolls with very beautiful hair.
—Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times, 15 Nov. 2023
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The vine features black leaves, twigs, and twinkle lights that add a touch of Victorian gothic charm to any display.
—Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2026
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But their big concern was being able to update the space while also paying homage to the home’s Victorian charm.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 20 Dec. 2023
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Victorian ghosts, lingering by the stairs, have a way of drawing visitors.
—Anna Russell, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
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Set off your front door with a wall-mount mailbox loaded with details that looks straight out of Victorian London.
—Samantha S. Thorpe, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Mar. 2024
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Victorian homes dot the landscape, and the views of Monterey Bay and its wildlife — otters, whales and seals — can’t be beat.
—Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 20 Aug. 2026
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In the eighteen-eighties, a group of thirty-five Victorian women spent more than a year stitching a replica.
—John Phipps, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
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Soon the rooming houses, small apartment buildings and ramshackle Victorian homes there gave way.
—Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2023
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Her hair is pulled up in an updo reminiscent of the Victorian era to match her ensemble, with a few pieces left out and curled around her face.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 19 Oct. 2023
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The running gag of that book was applying Victorian diction and prejudices to high-tech things.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2024
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The cocoa-drying sheds and vintage machinery of the Victorian era still lie dotted around.
—Catherine Fairweather, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Mar. 2024
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Her paintings, like her images, feel like moving through a fog made of glass and wood, chaos and restraint, Lilith in a Victorian steel mill.
—Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
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Their rare and unique Edwardian and Victorian silver frames are my absolute go-to gift!
—Isiah Magsino, Town & Country, 27 July 2023
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Some time in the Victorian era, the digging of a nearby mine destabilized the earth below it, causing the building to tilt.
—Leo Sands, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2023
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Many locations are designed to fit the charm of old Victorian and Colonial-style buildings.
—Diti Kohli, BostonGlobe.com, 5 May 2023
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Also known as miner’s cut, this trendy style hearkens back to the Victorian and Edwardian eras.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 26 Aug. 2025
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A lot of the big Victorian mansions where the mill owners used to live are beautifully restored dental or law offices.
—Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2023
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The creeping ivy of rap had crawled over their white picket fences, across their kempt green lawns, and around their Victorian homes, weakening the old walls between cultures.
—Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 5 June 2023
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Now, in the new sequel, the pair return to the same rambling Victorian house whose witchy aesthetic has taken on a cult following of its own.
—Livia Caligor, Architectural Digest, 10 Sep. 2026
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This one, at Victorian Seasons in Long Island, is available for rent.
—Caroline Picard, House Beautiful, 14 June 2023
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Swift's ring, like her engagement shoot, gives off a romantic, Victorian vibe with its classic yet simple details.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
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Even necklaces from the Victorian era show similarities to the bolo tie.
—Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 31 Aug. 2026
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Dad used to store his 9-millimeter above the fine china, on top of the large, baby-pink Victorian-style cabinet in our dining room.
—Wilbert L. Cooper, Longreads, 25 Aug. 2026
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But then for all his modernity as a playful father, the Darwins were members of the Victorian upper class.
—Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2026
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His building is a small Victorian that used to be a house.
—Allegra Goodman, New Yorker, 4 Jan. 2026
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The Victorian across the street looks like a cartoon haunted house that’s come to life.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 8 Feb. 2026
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The town has a diverse mix of homes that run the gamut from Victorian to sleek new constructions.
—Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2023
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But that pleasure, along with most others in Victorian Pschyo, wears thin.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
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From there, explore the Victorian District on foot.
—Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 13 Apr. 2026
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Their first stop was a faded Victorian where a young woman opened the door and politely agreed to answer their questions.
—Paloma Esquivel, Los Angeles Times, 15 Nov. 2023
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This classic Victorian wears its age beautifully, with stone details, shingles, and deep eaves that hint at its past.
—Miriam Schwartz, Boston Herald, 23 Jan. 2026
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Choose from studio cabins, one-, two- or three-bedroom units and even an elegant Victorian.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 24 May 2022
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The town also has a vibrant food and drink scene with barbecue, brunch spots, cozy coffeehouses, and unique stays like a boutique Victorian inn.
—Jill Robbins, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2026
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The restaurant is housed in an 1894 Victorian on a property that features a chef’s garden.
—Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2024
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Her palace was still filled with stuff only a Victorian could accumulate, but Mexico was telling new stories about itself.
—Merilee Grindle, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2023
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This 1865 Victorian sits midway between the beach and the bustle of Cabot Street.
—Jon Gorey, BostonGlobe.com, 5 May 2023
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His latest patient is a 1870s Victorian owned by Sue Pearce, who wanted her home to feel timeless.
—Itay Hod, CBS News, 6 Jan. 2026
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During the 1960s, the Victorian stood vacant for six months and was heavily damaged by vandals.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 30 May 2026
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Airbnbs in the Victorian District offer a quieter, more residential feel.
—Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
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Verhoeven and Victorian also gave viewers the chance to ask their most pressing questions via Instagram ahead of the live broadcast, as well as a live chat box during the stream.
—Beatrice Verhoeven, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026
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Its Victorian Palm House is filled with exotic plants year-round, while the surrounding park is busy with locals on any afternoon with decent weather.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Apr. 2026
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The butler’s pantry reached its apex in Victorian England and America, when formal dining, not to mention pomp and circumstance, was de rigueur.
—Anna Fixsen, ELLE Decor, 9 Aug. 2023
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The novel, set in Victorian England, follows Herbert Pinnegar from his youth as a village orphan until his old age.
—Catie Marron, Washington Post, 20 July 2023
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Zachary Wigon’s Victorian Psycho is one such awkward fusion, ultimately just coming off as silly.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
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In this pleasurable moment, remember that Victorian Bostonians found this park to be offensively bright.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 June 2026
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Also getting a major glow-up in the remaining four episodes is a large, crumbling Victorian in the northern part of Detroit's Corktown neighborhood.
—Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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Visits to one aunt’s haunted Rhode Island Victorian only deepened her appreciation for the era and her respect for the spectral.
—Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 2 Apr. 2026
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The Victorian at Hill Street is the third business the Rassels have created inside an Oceanside building with a storied past.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
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White tie first emerged in the earlier days of the Victorian Era (around 1840), ironically as a more minimalist counter to the more outré evening dress of the day.
—Vogue, 27 Mar. 2026
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For a quieter alternative, Airbnbs in the Victorian District offer a more residential feel.
—Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
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Anton is at the Cannes festival with UCR horror Victorian Psycho.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 17 May 2026
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Architectural styles include Victorian, Queen Anne and Greek Revival.
—Brendel Clark, Freep.com, 29 Aug. 2026
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Harris’s son Thomas Harris also runs Midtown Biscuits out of the diminutive bakery in the basement level of a midtown Victorian.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026
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Though that region was dubbed the whisky capital of the world in the Victorian Era – with more than 30 distilleries in its midsts – today Glen Scotia is one of just three that remain.
—Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
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