belles

plural of belle

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for belles
Noun
  • Gummosis Gummy sap oozing from the trunk and branches is common in peaches, plums, and other fruit trees.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Before Jay Dee became the lead singer of pioneering trap corridos troupe Herencia de Patrones, the artist born Jesús Diego Orejel spent his days picking peaches in Northern California’s vast agricultural fields.
    Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Laneige Water Sleeping Mask Laneige became a household name thanks to its lip sleeping mask, but this overnight cream is no slack with the beauties either.
    Shalwah Evans, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
  • One of the all-time beauties of film, with acting chops.
    Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • These goddesses were no feminists.
    Vanessa Taylor, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Ahead of the season 2 premiere of The Golden Bachelor, EW offered fans an exclusive first look at the Golden goddesses heading to the Bachelor mansion.
    Allison DeGrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Prince William and Crown Prince Hussein are both heirs to their country's thrones, meaning their wives are both destined to be queens one day.
    Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
  • These ladies are the queens of turning football jerseys into fashion and making the sidelines a bona fide runway.
    Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Belles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belles. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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