belles

plural of belle

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for belles
Noun
  • During a visit in August, I was charmed to find that the fresh Jersey peaches infused into the water were cut in the shape of hearts.
    — Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Harvard Medical School lists apples, citrus fruits and stone fruits (like cherries and peaches) as other anti-inflammatory options, highlighting their vitamin C and fiber content.
    — Sadie Chafe, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Why so many charmers, devious or otherwise?
    — Anna Russell, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
  • The filmmaker’s passion for foolhardy underdogs and train-wreck charmers electrifies this tale of a postwar striver (an unbelievable Timothée Chalamet) trying to make his name in table tennis.
    — David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Before that, everyone was taking pep pills or methadone or black beauties, speed.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2026
  • These regions are already incredibly cinematic, but finding undiscovered beauties to shoot in this land was a true moment of pride and triumph.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The goddesses in these paintings have a serene air, with roots firmly anchored in the earth, but also a crown of leaves that sway with the wind.
    — Tatiane de Assis, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The styles of the regency era pulled heavily from the classics, referencing the soft, romantic texture of Greek goddesses.
    — Elle Turner, Glamour, 11 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • This earlier Russell work did not include acid queens, pinball wizards, or teenage-wasteland messiahs.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Rihanna, Beyoncé — of course the OG queens, the Patti LaBelles, the Stephanie Mills, all of them like that.
    — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 12 Oct. 2026
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“Belles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belles. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.

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