How to Use Victorian in a Sentence

Victorian

1 of 2 adjective

• My parents have very Victorian attitudes when it comes to sex.
• To learn about the resort’s Victorian decor and artwork, sign up for a tour.
  — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 15 May 2023
• Marshall and his wife lived in a brick Victorian, blocks from his office.
  — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2025
• 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
• 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
• The place is crowded with Victorian dolls with very beautiful hair.
  — Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times, 15 Nov. 2023
• 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
• 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
• Soon the rooming houses, small apartment buildings and ramshackle Victorian homes there gave way.
  — Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2023
• 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
• The running gag of that book was applying Victorian diction and prejudices to high-tech things.
  — Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2024
• The cocoa-drying sheds and vintage machinery of the Victorian era still lie dotted around.
  — Catherine Fairweather, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Mar. 2024
• Their rare and unique Edwardian and Victorian silver frames are my absolute go-to gift!
  — Isiah Magsino, Town & Country, 27 July 2023
• 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
• Many locations are designed to fit the charm of old Victorian and Colonial-style buildings.
  — Diti Kohli, BostonGlobe.com, 5 May 2023
• Also known as miner’s cut, this trendy style hearkens back to the Victorian and Edwardian eras.
  — Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 26 Aug. 2025
• 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
• 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
• This one, at Victorian Seasons in Long Island, is available for rent.
  — Caroline Picard, House Beautiful, 14 June 2023
• 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
• What happens next is an adventure, a romp through Victorian London with a few smart twists and a delightful heroine.
  — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 23 Sep. 2020
• The fabric at the shoulder gathers to create a slight puff, with small pleats nipping at the waist for a peplum that feels Victorian rather than millennial.
  — Tara Gonzalez, Harper's BAZAAR, 30 June 2023
• The seaside resort city of Cape May has Victorian houses and historic landmarks.
  — Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 28 Apr. 2023
• He isn’t intimidated by those other fancy facilities, with their shock of black-and-white tile or a pink Victorian vibes.
  — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
• This simple decoration will transport you right back to the days of Victorian cottages, and all for under $20.
  — Stephanie Osmanski, Southern Living, 12 Dec. 2023
• Set in the late 19th century, the show has often featured jewelry styles inspired by the Victorian era.
  — Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 11 Aug. 2025
• As Bella Baxter, the actress jaunts around Victorian London with the brain of an unborn child.
  — Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 11 Mar. 2024
• Once a relic of Victorian layering, bloomers have made an unexpected return.
  — Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
• Julia Fox was there, too, flitting through Friday’s events in a corseted white dress with her face painted white, looking like a Victorian ghost.
  — Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 30 Apr. 2023
• This 1896 Victorian mansion-turned bed-and-breakfast offers 17 rooms and suites.
  — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2026

Victorian

2 of 2 noun

• His building is a small Victorian that used to be a house.
  — Allegra Goodman, New Yorker, 4 Jan. 2026
• The Victorian across the street looks like a cartoon haunted house that’s come to life.
  — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 8 Feb. 2026
• 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
• But that pleasure, along with most others in Victorian Pschyo, wears thin.
  — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
• From there, explore the Victorian District on foot.
  — Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 13 Apr. 2026
• 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
• 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
• Choose from studio cabins, one-, two- or three-bedroom units and even an elegant Victorian.
  — Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 24 May 2022
• 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
• 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
• 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
• This 1865 Victorian sits midway between the beach and the bustle of Cabot Street.
  — Jon Gorey, BostonGlobe.com, 5 May 2023
• 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
• During the 1960s, the Victorian stood vacant for six months and was heavily damaged by vandals.
  — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 30 May 2026
• Airbnbs in the Victorian District offer a quieter, more residential feel.
  — Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Zachary Wigon’s Victorian Psycho is one such awkward fusion, ultimately just coming off as silly.
  — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
• In this pleasurable moment, remember that Victorian Bostonians found this park to be offensively bright.
  — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 June 2026
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• For a quieter alternative, Airbnbs in the Victorian District offer a more residential feel.
  — Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
• Anton is at the Cannes festival with UCR horror Victorian Psycho.
  — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 17 May 2026
• The barber chair, the locus of Sweeney’s revenge on the heartless cruelty of a Victorian London that wrecked his life, isn’t the elaborate contraption of other productions.
  — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
• If Darwin was the messenger from There, filing from afar to Victorian England, Attenborough is the grand master of Here.
  — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 May 2026
• According to its website, The Belvedere Inn opened in 1998 inside a Victorian Italianate-style city mansion.
  — Courtney Cherry, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
• The Aerie, located in downtown New Bern, is an impressive Italianate Victorian that dates to 1882.
  — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 June 2026