belles

Definition of bellesnext
plural of belle

Example Sentences

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Noun
  • On his orchard, Kuhn gleefully reported, sizable quantities of Desert Delight nectarines and Eva’s Pride peaches have set on their respective trees.
    Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Alongside the bluebs were spinach, kale, strawberries, grapes, nectarines, peaches, cherries, apples, blackberries, pears and potatoes.
    Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 31 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • Ground turkey makes these domed little beauties a healthy weeknight supper.
    Victoria Spencer, Martha Stewart, 3 Apr. 2026
  • These days, Aybar tends to the tropical beauties, mostly Phalaenopsis and lady slippers, in a 500-square-foot greenhouse at his Dallas home.
    Ryan Conner, Dallas Morning News, 1 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Over the course of Egyptian history hundreds of gods and goddesses were worshipped.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Artemis is the daughter of Zeus, who rules over all of the other gods, and Leto, one of the goddesses of childhood.
    Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The queens had not yet been announced.
    Denise Petski, Deadline, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Heklina’s Closet has since received additional donations from former San Francisco queens now living in Palm Springs, including Mutha Chucka and Sue Casa.
    Tony Bravo, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2026
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“Belles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belles. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.

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