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Recent Examples of tulleLisa sported a Glinda pink optical illusion tulle dress with off-the-shoulder sleeves, a structural peplum waist, and an asymmetrical, hip-high leg slit that trailed into a train of ribbon loops.—Hannah Malach, InStyle, 12 Jan. 2026 Donovan’s vision of Mother Ginger is more in keeping with his darker take for Drosselmeyer’s Revenge, a massive confection of blood-red tulle festooned with little doll heads painted silver and gold.—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025 Passersby snapped pictures of her barbecuing in tulle skirts and whimsical hats and inquired about whether the grills require reservations.—The Editors, Curbed, 15 Dec. 2025 Another class created the tulle skirt, with a tulle peplum, inspired by a Vera Wang wedding gown.—Brooke Muckerman, USA Today, 14 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tulle
The full cut from the neck to her navel, the fishnet veil, the bright purple eyeshadow — YES.
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Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
19 Dec. 2025
The pumps’ sharp toe box and glossy finish created a straightforward evening shape with no visible hardware or platform, sitting just below the hem of her asymmetric dress over black fishnet tights.
Different arrangements of these hydrogen bonds can shape ice’s crystalline structure into various configurations, from a hexagonal prism to a cubic lattice to less familiar lattice systems such as rhombohedral and tetragonal.
Gustave Eiffel's controversial wrought-iron lattice tower has been polarizing Parisians since it was built for the 1889 World's Fair, but today, the Eiffel Tower is one of the most beloved and instantly recognizable landmarks in the city—and the world.
Mancuso’s cascading lines and shimmering filigrees are dazzling, yet almost instantly bring to mind the work of Beck, Vai, Eric Johnson, Eddie Van Halen and other legends who inspired him.
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George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Jan. 2026
Inching through the beam of light, an alien creature crawled across the surface of the sand, resembling an inch-long cluster of ghostly leaves fringed with silvery filigree and capped with a pair of antennae-like stalks.
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Luis Melecio-Zambrano,
Mercury News,
18 Jan. 2026