How to Use décolletage in a Sentence
décolletage
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There ought to be, like, plastic beads and a lot of decolletage.
—Bruce Sterling, WIRED, 13 Apr. 2013
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Your neck and decolletage deserve as much TLC as your mug.
—Rachel Jacoby Zoldan, SELF, 13 July 2018
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But the decolletage didn’t leave much room for cargo capacity—a mere 74 liters in the front trunk, the frunk.
—Dan Neil, WSJ, 30 July 2021
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The actor headed off to Radio City Music Hall in a black one-piece with diving decolletage and kicky black boots.
—Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2022
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After the party were the after parties, and even more decolletage-friendly gown.
—Rachel Torgerson, Cosmopolitan, 9 Jan. 2017
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The Undoing is a whodunnit about the murder of a woman found, by her fourth-grade son, with her decolletage displayed and her face in pieces.
—Eve Gerber, The Atlantic, 2 Dec. 2020
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In the gala hallways, fashion was everywhere, as was decolletage.
—The Masked Observer, AL.com, 31 Jan. 2018
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Her look was playful with layered tulle fabric showing off her decolletage and crystals at her waist.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 15 Mar. 2024
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The initial letters are crafted in a unique art-deco font—and each letter hangs perfectly center on the decolletage to subtly catch the light.
—Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 3 Sep. 2024
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Dunst, meanwhile, usually opts for dresses and isn’t afraid of showing decolletage on the red carpet.
—Amy Kaufman, latimes.com, 15 June 2017
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This innovative one-piece, made with the same proprietary Eco Nylon fabric as The Bells suit, helps protect your decolletage — or show it off, your choice.
—Laura Gurfein, Peoplemag, 17 May 2024
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Given the huge tracts of land involved, no matter when women of the world unveil their decolletage, there is bound to be a magnitude 5 quake within an hour or so of the event, and a mag 6 quake within a day.
—Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 26 Apr. 2010
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In fact, dermatologists consider the face and neck as a part of one skin unit because your decolletage is susceptible to the same signs of skin damage.
—Rachel Jacoby Zoldan, SELF, 13 July 2018
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To use, dispense four to five drops into the palm of your hand, rub your hands together gently and pat the skin on your face, neck, and decolletage (or anywhere else that needs a bit of exfoliation and tone-evening).
—Alyssa Brascia, Peoplemag, 21 Sep. 2022
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With her decolletage and wrists left entirely bare, Swift opted for just a few silver rings and a spiral of studded ear cuffs on each ear — but her outfit was far from lacking in adornments.
—Leah Dolan, CNN, 14 Nov. 2022
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An open decolletage provides an opportunity to add fine jewelry to the look.
—Madeline Fass, Vogue, 2 Dec. 2022
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Style yours fully zipped as a turtleneck for more coverage, open for a reveal of decolletage, or layered over thin layers in cooler weather.
—Laura Lajiness, Vogue, 27 Sep. 2021
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Wood followed up her popular icy queen video with another clip showing the process of peeling off the layers of makeup and cosmetic paint from her face and decolletage.
—Laken Brooks, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2021
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Literally nothing—the kind of skin-centric irreverence that comes with the August territory in the form of a plunging decolletage.
—Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2018
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The neckline featured one-shoulder detailing, exposing her shoulder tattoo and part of her decolletage.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 28 Nov. 2023
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Lennox found a black spring 1993 Versace dress and customized the decolletage-baring silhouette to fit James’ maternity prosthetic.
—Fawnia Soo Hoo, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 July 2022
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In her heyday, Babitz had often been written off as an insubstantial party girl — as famous for her decolletage (legendary) and her conquests (also legendary) as her work.
—Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2021
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Presenter Taraji Henson, in off-shoulder deep blue by Alberta Ferretti and a diamond necklace perfect to show off her decolletage.
—Leanne Italie, Orange County Register, 27 Feb. 2017
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Speaking of charismatic fashion lovers, Harry Styles sent out style shockwaves at Coachella last weekend with his fully sequined jumpsuit that included a diving decolletage.
—Sam Sussman, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2022
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Its lightweight feel is perfect for sensitive areas like the neck and decolletage with ingredients like mushroom extract, vitamin E, and hyaluronic acid to boost moisture levels and fight free radical damage.
—Ava Darrin, ELLE, 16 Nov. 2022
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My second tip would be to use your decolletage, not your neck, for shade matching.
—Essence, 1 Oct. 2025
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