How to Use lacework in a Sentence
lacework
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Use a drill and drill bits of various sizes to create the lacework design.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Sep. 2025
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How could such finespun lacework stand up at all, let alone stretch hundreds of feet toward the heavens?
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 23 Apr. 2026
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The dress featured intricate floral appliqué and lacework throughout.
—Amber Rambharose, InStyle, 18 Jan. 2026
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The Portuguese brought their prowess for embroidery and lacework to Goa, evident in the linens and pillows here.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 May 2026
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His troops were dug into a lacework of tunnels and gun emplacements and most had survived the pre-invasion bombing, the Courant has reported.
—Helen I. Bennett, Hartford Courant, 6 Feb. 2026
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As a result, the wide, shallow bay, with its lacework of shoals and basins, grows hot and hypersaline, killing seagrass, fueling algae blooms and hurting the economy of the Keys.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
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In addition to featuring intricate lacework, some pieces stand out for being crafted from chiffon and fluid satins, being punctuated by tiny floral embroideries and cascading daisy embellishments or simply for their buttery hues that add to the classic black and white propositions.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 13 Feb. 2026
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Fashioning an English version out of Molière’s hexameter is notoriously difficult, particularly because the poet Richard Wilbur already dominates the field, with a shelf’s worth of intricate lacework translations.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2025
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