How to Use flounce in a Sentence

flounce

1 of 2 verb

• At that moment the doctor came in, the skirts of his coat flouncing.
  — Caleb Crain, The New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2024
• His head had been turned by a gorgeous babe flouncing down the sidewalk.
  — Sally Quinn, Washington Post, 5 July 2024
• This little number is all about the flare, with its A-line design and flounce long sleeves.
  — Poppy Morgan, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2023
• Her sleeveless dress included a mock neck and flounce detail in the front that allowed for a thigh-high slit.
  — Mikelle Street, WWD, 9 Dec. 2024
• Even playing in front of tiny audiences, this ol’ coot flouncing about onstage, is a blast.
  — Tristram Lozaw, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Apr. 2023
• Rose tends to flounce through every moment of her life as though giving a command performance.
  — New York Times, 18 Mar. 2022
• The layered skirt flounced around thanks to its ballgown silhouette.
  — Tara Larson, Footwear News, 21 Dec. 2025
• Look for Wildlife Throughout the park, bison lumber along the road and prairies, while feral horses flounce about the buttes.
  — Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 1 June 2026
• Tour this year, Moroney’s uniform has consisted of short dresses with flouncing skirts and cowboy boots.
  — Chiara Kim, People.com, 21 Nov. 2024
• Shortly before school started, my 16-year-old came home and flounced her arms dramatically on our kitchen island.
  — Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Bsn, Parents, 4 Sep. 2024
• After stranding runners in scoring position in each of his first three innings, Miller flexed, fist-pumped and flounced his way off the rubber.
  — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2023
• The Citadel star was wearing a green, grey, and black dress in a water color print with an asymmetrical cut and flounced sleeves, with one sculptural piece crossing her body to the waist.
  — Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 15 July 2023
• There's a Greek island, muscular extras flouncing around in flippers, and Meryl Streep getting frisky with a power drill.
  — Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 18 July 2023
• Kobi Halperin debuted a dress coat decked out with a gold fringe scarf draped over one shoulder, while Christopher John Rogers had fabric scrap-like fringe flouncing from the sides of collars and waistbands.
  — Victoria Montalti, refinery29.com, 12 Feb. 2025
• The Arizona senator, who’s best described as a dull person’s idea of an interesting person, famously flounced from the Democratic Party last December.
  — Jason Linkins, The New Republic, 4 Nov. 2023
• The Arizona senator, who’s best described as a dull person’s idea of an interesting person, famously flounced from the Democratic Party last December.
  — Jason Linkins, The New Republic, 28 Oct. 2023

flounce

2 of 2 noun

• Steer clear of heavy flounces and statement prints that draw attention to your fuller bust.
  — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
• The size of the flounce can also dictate the messaging.
  — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 28 Feb. 2026
• The Florie Dress is so precious and features puff sleeves and a drop-waist flounce.
  — harpersbazaar.com, 9 May 2023
• The lined, sleeveless dress makes a statement with a flounce hem and form-fitting silhouette.
  — NBC News, 22 June 2020
• The suit is fully lined and features a double-layer flounce at the top and bottom with crisscross straps.
  — Nora Colomer May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 30 Apr. 2025
• The flounce sleeves and seaming detail give this effortless look an elegant feel.
  — NBC News, 22 June 2020
• Command attention by donning dresses that bounce with flounce.
  — WSJ, 6 Feb. 2022
• Anachronism was everywhere in this 70-piece show, which frothed with the frills and flounce of yesteryear.
  — Thomas Adamson, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2021
• Her exquisite pink-ombré silk organza skirt partners with her movement and billows with tiers of flounce.
  — Fawnia Soo Hoo, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Feb. 2024
• Fringe was responsible for a lot of movement, flounce, and drama this Fashion Week.
  — Victoria Montalti, refinery29.com, 12 Feb. 2025
• Two centuries later, frills and flounces are back in style on the heels of the cottagecore bedding scene, allowing your bedscape to embrace its softer side.
  — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 28 Feb. 2026
• To create a flounce, copy Symington’s trick of having a seamstress sew the pocket a few inches from the top, leaving a flap of fabric to hang down.
  — Laura Fenton, Washington Post, 13 June 2023
• When Hyacinth flounces off to check the hall, Eloise hot on her trail, Sophie begs for a moment of Violet’s time.
  — Christina Grace Tucker, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
• Not to mention, the shape perfectly mirrors the star's orange organza gown, with its ruffled fishtail and pleated flounces on the bustier.
  — Fiona Embleton, Glamour, 19 Feb. 2023
• For some, summer is about wearing lightweight bohemian pieces, like flowing blouses, voluminous dresses, a lots of frills and flounces.
  — Emma Bocchi, Vogue, 28 June 2026
• The asymmetrical flounce skirt is adorned with cascading ruffles for a whimsical silhouette.
  — Minna Shim, Harper's BAZAAR, 26 July 2023
• At Kreutzer’s urging, costume designers avoided the fuss and flounce of the eighteen-seventies in favor of sleeker styles, but the corsets stayed.
  — Fergus McIntosh, The New Yorker, 9 Jan. 2023
• The outcome was less froufrou compared to previous efforts that were rich in bows, ruffles, flounces and patchworks, as the more streamlined hybrids better expressed the rigor of the theme.
  — Sandra Salibian, WWD, 13 Dec. 2024
• Oversized and voluminous silhouettes with puffed, balloon, or flounce sleeves will hang off the body just right to allow movement and ease, or grab a slinky tank shape, if that is more your vibe, that has a similar effect.
  — Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 21 June 2022
• Overly Fussy Ruffles and Swags Ruffles, flounces, and swags had their moment once upon a time, but they’ve been replaced by cleaner, more tailored designs.
  — Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Feb. 2025
• The Thirty Seconds to Mars member accessorized the ensemble with a lace cape with flounce detailing, tied around his neck with an oversize bow and flowing over his shoulders.
  — Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com, 31 Mar. 2022
• Gaga, 38, arrived in a black Celine by Hedi Slimane cape shoulder flounce dress with a daring slit that showed off major leg — as well as the fishnet stockings underneath.
  — Angel Saunders, People.com, 1 Oct. 2024
• Gambling Man Varying in size, flounce, and attitude, ribbon ties—also called gambler or Kentucky neckties—have long been a legitimate black-tie alternative.
  — Tom Stubbs, Robb Report, 30 Nov. 2024
• Briseno recommends wearing pieces like A-line skirts adorned with floral patterns, flounce sleeves, which pay homage to traditional Mexican craftsmanship and shirts with Peter Pan collars, which give a charming vintage flair to your look.
  — Nadja Sayej, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
• Prone to wearing clothes that suggest an overgrown pre-teen herself, all frills, flounces and bright colors, Martha doesn’t look like great maternal material to Claire, although this judgmental attitude may be evidence of her own maternal deficiencies.
  — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 24 May 2026
• Nearby, in 17th and 18th century England, conchylomania crystallized into greedier, more flamboyant forms, preempting the all-over crafty flounce of Victorian shell souvenirs.
  — Laura Bannister, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2022
• After pouring out all of Tallulah’s earthly possessions — loose cash, thongs, several vapes, Bubble Tape — Paulena takes the bag and flounces off, leaving Tallulah vibrating with rage and Maia quietly panicking.
  — Caroline Framke, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2025