How to Use demure in a Sentence

demure

adjective

• She was wearing a demure gray suit.
• How could one piece be so funky and demure at the same time?
  — Cortne Bonilla, harpersbazaar.com, 13 May 2023
• The graphite shade also brings a demure elegance to the room.
  — Gaby Keiderling, harpersbazaar.com, 14 Apr. 2023
• The clothes can be as demure or erotic as the wearer chooses.
  — Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR, 18 Feb. 2023
• Her hair was slicked back giving the overall outfit a very demure vibe.
  — Avery Matera, Teen Vogue, 23 Aug. 2018
• And these are not demure little paintings tucked away in a back alley.
  — Shay Maunz, Glamour, 25 Aug. 2017
• Why so suddenly demure about the prospects of being stripped of his jersey?
  — Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 19 Jan. 2020
• Margot has an air of mystery to her, and her chic, demure wardrobe only adds to this.
  — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 5 Oct. 2021
• But this time Moss ditched the demure nude slip and just went for a bright turquoise bikini underneath.
  — Chrissy Rutherford, Harper's BAZAAR, 4 Aug. 2014
• Due to the boldness of the dress, Jenna's accessories were a bit more demure.
  — Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 23 Dec. 2022
• That sweet, demure silhouette is a favorite of the royal’s.
  — Christian Allair, Vogue, 11 July 2021
• But perhaps these demure little creatures have shirked the spotlight for far too long.
  — Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Apr. 2020
• And the yellow looks just great: bright and glossy on the iPhone’s back, more demure and restrained on the aluminum edge band.
  — David Phelan, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2023
• Because who says a bow's oft-demure nature doesn't play well with hints of va-va-voom?
  — Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 16 Aug. 2019
• Timeless, as their name says, these platforms are classic and demure.
  — Gaby Keiderling, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 Jan. 2023
• Making sure to keep the focus on her daring gown, Katie left her hair and makeup a bit more demure.
  — Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 11 Nov. 2022
• And Selina might as well be wearing a white veil the whole movie; that’s how demure and pure of heart she is written to be.
  — Natalia Winkelman, BostonGlobe.com, 29 June 2022
• Cyrus is not exactly known to be demure — or a rule-follower.
  — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 12 July 2019
• Made of floral ivory guipure lace and offset with satin piping, the ankle-high shoe is equal parts daring and demure.
  — Town & Country, 23 Oct. 2013
• The costume is wrong and the image creates a myth Austen was a demure spinster and not a deep-thinking author.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, PEOPLE.com, 18 July 2017
• Red braids sit atop her head in a demure bun, set off by glittering, silver hoop earrings big enough to pass a hand through.
  — Andrea Simakis, cleveland.com, 24 Dec. 2017
• Though the deep dusty rose shade looks pretty demure, the acid green tube is a definite attention getter.
  — Macaela MacKenzie, Allure, 20 Oct. 2017
• Whether mini or maxi, these dresses often have long sleeves and a soft bow at the neck, underlining the demure mood.
  — Sharon Graubard, courant.com, 15 Aug. 2019
• Hathaway's reluctance to be a demure actress may have been one of the reasons people found her off-putting.
  — Morgan Baila, refinery29.com, 7 June 2018
• Its namesake volume is thanks to plumping polymers that make lashes look thick and bold, not demure.
  — Sabina Wizemann, Good Housekeeping, 23 Jan. 2023
• Becky noticed his accent, the kind its owner would not hide, each word hanging on to the lips with a demure graciousness.
  — Adam Davidson, The New Yorker, 9 Jan. 2017
• Her cornflower blue gown looked demure and clean at the front, with a strong angular and darted shoulder.
  — Jenna Rosenstein, Harper's BAZAAR, 25 Feb. 2019
• Even though bold jewelry adorns her wrists, she’s muted; the blunt wig of her stripping years has been traded in for a demure bob.
  — Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2019
• For the first hour or so into his night, his camera picked up pretty but rather demure purple hues in the sky, which appeared just as a white haze to the naked eye.
  — Kasha Patel, Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2023
• Simple goodbyes become a dance of bowing and nodding in an exercise of demure grace.
  — John Branch, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2020

Last Updated: 28 Apr 2024