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swank

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adjective

variants or swanky

swank

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verb

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of swank
Noun
What the Voice of the People is saying is: ‘Look at that frightful ass Spode swanking about in footer bags. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025 This Bible swanks a custom embossing of the inauguration date, and like other Bibles in the collection, it is written in the King James translation and includes historic American documents, like the text of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution. Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
Adjective
The bright blend of decor is just the right amount of kitsch, fun, and whimsy for a new 14-room townhouse in swank and swish Chelsea. Katie Lockhart, Robb Report, 30 July 2024 The scarves were a way to bring softness to something masculine like a suit jacket, but the swank of the fabric in its length and elaborate draping pushed the feeling beyond refinement into something sublime, imperious, and cool. Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR, 2 Mar. 2023
Verb
As digitally dropped threats from an unknown predator grow increasingly sinister during the protagonist’s big date at a swank Chicago restaurant, the messages blast across the big screen in huge letters, or plaster an entire wall of the ladies’ restroom. Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025 Typical celebrity riders make demands related to an actor’s comfort — such as a swank trailer, high-quality food and luxurious accommodations and transportation. James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for swank
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swank
Noun
  • Long before their estrangement, Diana taught William and Harry what that legacy looked like: a new kind of royal life rooted not in pomp but in compassion.
    Simon Perry, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Ming was eulogized during the service and more pomp that comes with a traditional law enforcement funeral service was carried out including the folding and presenting of the flag that draped his casket, a 21-gun salute (seven riflemen firing three volleys), and the playing of taps.
    Emily Curiel, Kansas City Star, 11 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • The psychological drama, which stars Satya Dev in the title role, showcases an elaborate poster featuring the actor in aristocratic regalia surrounded by peacock feathers and ornate details.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Perhaps best known for its duck march that occurs daily at 11 a.m. and 5 p.m., The Peabody Memphis is an ornate and historic downtown hotel that holds intriguing relics of the past.
    Korrin Bishop, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • And the services themselves are nothing to brag about.
    Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 30 July 2025
  • While speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump bragged about a drive that was caught on camera and shared on the internet.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2025
Noun
  • Halloween decorations are rolling out, and the holiday season—the most critical stretch of the year for countless businesses—is on the minds of decision-makers.
    Don Yaeger, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Tables were overturned, wine bottles were shattered and decorations were destroyed.
    Erin Clack, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Based on an unfinished Jack London novel, this swinging, pre-WWI caper pairs swaggering Oliver Reed with fierce, feminist Diana Rigg for stylish '60s thrills.
    EW Staff Updated, EW.com, 18 July 2025
  • The bullfighter Escamillo is a fantastic role for Randy Crespo, who swaggers around flaunting his alpha male status.
    Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 15 July 2025
Noun
  • The actual rich keep finding new places to stash themselves away—on superyachts, in underground bunkers, off the planet altogether—and yet spectacles of wealth are now accessible 24/7 through our devices.
    Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2025
  • And the nearly exclusive white crowds that gathered for the spectacle were by no means thin.
    Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • The panel depicts two moments in the life of St. Denis—his final communion in prison and his martyrdom by beheading—unfolding underneath a gaudy crucifixion beaming with seraphim.
    Jon Raymond August 5, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Much of the drama of the long regular season was figuring out how Towns would fit next to Brunson as the statement diamond in a seemingly gaudy ring whose outer setting included the accents Josh Hart, O. G. Anunoby, and—another newcomer—Mikal Bridges.
    Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
Verb
  • While people are generally gracious about missteps, recent surges in tourist numbers are starting to strain that vaunted hospitality.
    Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2025
  • The vaunting acclaim the retrospective elicited seems largely unwarranted, though in several brilliant sequences scattered throughout his work, the unruly Rozier achieved an impulsive kind of mastery.
    James Quandt, The New York Review of Books, 31 July 2025

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