How to Use doily in a Sentence

doily

noun

• The movie, in its mud-on-the-doily way, is amusing enough to get by.
  — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 6 Dec. 2025
• In my case, there were also lots of crocheted lace doilies.
  — Brené Brown, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025
• Aurore leaned back in her armchair, her head against a lace doily.
  — Zoey Poll, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2019
• Fold a black doily in quarters, and cut along one line to the center.
  — Monique Valeris, Good Housekeeping, 5 Oct. 2022
• Likewise, each julep should be served with a napkin or small linen doily.
  — Esquire Editors, Esquire, 8 Mar. 2018
• For this process, doilies are mounted on top of matte board and then framed.
  — Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Sep. 2026
• On top of the doily was a gold flower pin with diamonds.
  — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
• Coffee filters are not just doilies to line the basket.
  — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 15 Oct. 2025
• Accordion-fold doily all the way around, and hot glue to the bottom of the pumpkin.
  — Monique Valeris, Good Housekeeping, 5 Oct. 2022
• Also look for doilies in unique textures or shapes, such as squares and rectangles.
  — Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Sep. 2026
• Irmas have furniture with lace doilies in their living rooms.
  — Michael Harriot, The Root, 6 Sep. 2017
• Little parlors with fringed lamps, doilies and cross-stitch artwork line the hallway.
  — Rich Warren, chicagotribune.com, 21 Aug. 2017
• However, many people dislike the look of a large surface area of doily.
  — Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Sep. 2026
• Create this Coachella-esq light fixture with just a couple of cheap doilies.
  — Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen, 4 Apr. 2019
• Layer paper doilies on the table and ribbon bows on the candles for an extra sweet touch.
  — Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Feb. 2025
• Use table runners, coasters, and doilies or felt pads under decor to catch drips and keep items from sliding around.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 29 May 2026
• Choose a decorative cotton ribbon to hang the doily pieces from, and stitch them into place.
  — Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Sep. 2026
• Thick white nuggets of crab were mounded on a doily of lettuce leaves and accompanied by a perky cocktail sauce.
  — Suzanne Loudermilk, baltimoresun.com, 25 May 2017
• These decadent Simone Rocha platforms are like a gothic doily for the feet.
  — Sarah Boyd, Forbes, 29 June 2022
• Using a tray or bowl that’s a similar color to the doily will further modernize this look.
  — Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Sep. 2026
• Add finishing touches like lacey runners and doilies to mantels and tabletops and a cozy blanket to the end of your bed.
  — Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Feb. 2025
• Place a 12-inch paper doily (or a 12-inch parchment paper circle) on a cake plate.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 20 July 2023
• This means that today, there are thousands of doilies waiting to be thrifted or inherited.
  — Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Sep. 2026
• Placing large or thick doilies under glass creates a more even surface making the table (and the doily) more useable.
  — Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Sep. 2026
• Use these doily decorating ideas to make grandmas everywhere proud.
  — Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Sep. 2026
• Doilies are often pieced together from triangles; these pieces, or small round doilies folded in half, make perfect flags for bunting.
  — Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Sep. 2026
• Not every little girl grows up clutching a binder packed with doilies and details of her destination wedding.
  — Beca Grimm, Glamour, 18 Aug. 2017
• With endless patterns and places to use them, doilies became a popular handcraft and ubiquitous in many homes.
  — Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Sep. 2026
• More ambitiously, paste multiple doilies onto a large balloon or beach ball to create a lantern.
  — Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Sep. 2026
• Seat assignments for dinner were presented with custom doilies, while glasses of champagne came with bows tied around them on top.
  — Jocelyn Silver, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2023