sash

as in belt
a strip of flexible material (as leather) worn around the waist a dress with a flowered silk sash

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Recent Examples of sash Don Andrés conserves and organizes the sashes he's received from the National Puerto Rican Day Parades in New York and Chicago in honor of his contributions. Wesley J. Pérez Vidal, NBC news, 22 July 2025 Bridesmaids visiting the bachelorette party capital became ticked off as bars burst at the seams with NFL fans, leaving little to no room for veils and sashes. Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 19 July 2025 The drop waist was further defined with a deep olive green sash and a voluminous skirt. Julia Teti, Footwear News, 14 July 2025 Red, white, and blue silk sashes sliced through crowds, too, customized to riff on the Grammy Award-winning (Best Country Album, anyone?) record cover. Amber Elliott, Vogue, 30 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for sash
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Noun
  • Pair some dark brown boots with tall black socks and a chunky belt (or two) to accentuate the color contrast.
    Abby Morgan Lebet, Glamour, 5 Sep. 2025
  • From fighter to far-right figurehead McGregor, one of the UFC’s most famous stars, became the first fighter to hold two of the championship’s belts simultaneously in November 2016 and holds a 22-6 career record.
    Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Nestled along Tresco’s eastern shore, Pentle Bay unfurls a ribbon of powder-white sand kissed by the Gulf Stream.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • This includes the purple flowers wrapped in black tissue and ribbon that Sharon Osbourne and their children left at the Black Sabbath bench.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2025

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“Sash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sash. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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