How to Use frill in a Sentence
frill
noun
- The dress had frills around the hem and sleeves.
- He likes plain food without any frills.
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The frill around the jester's neck appears to ruffle in the wind.
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Jennifer Billock,
Smithsonian,
15 July 2019
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The no-frills charm of the Plank House might have escaped their guests.
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Belinda Lanks,
WSJ,
6 Mar. 2020
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The main vault pairs the look of a library with the chilly, no-frills ambiance of a walk-in cooler.
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Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Jan. 2020
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Most Americans think of the EU as a free trade area with frills.
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Radek Sikorski,
Foreign Affairs,
20 June 2023
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Chu said sales have plunged 70% over the last two weeks at his no-frills restaurant.
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Washington Post,
18 Feb. 2020
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The Pose star's frill of lush, thick fringe was that convincing.
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Alexis Rhiannon,
Allure,
23 Sep. 2019
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The no-frills restaurant in Mesa offers more than just fried fish and fries.
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Priscilla Totiyapungprasert,
azcentral,
3 Dec. 2019
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This no-frill chili tastes more ketchup-y than tomato-y.
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cleveland,
24 Feb. 2022
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Casey Doherty and her court waved from a float decked out in green frills.
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Hank Sanders,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Mar. 2023
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Even on Broadway, which made its bones on frills and feathers.
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Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2023
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The grill was no-frills, and for local tastes, just excellent.
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Daniel Hernandez,
New York Times,
23 Aug. 2019
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For their tennis socks, one set glows in the dark, while the other plays as pretty-in-pink Paris frill.
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Arden Fanning Andrews,
Vogue,
8 June 2022
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No frills, no bells or whistles—just a solid rake that does its job well.
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Tom Price,
Popular Mechanics,
15 Feb. 2023
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Their charm is in their no-frills, blue-collar demeanor.
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SFChronicle.com,
2 July 2019
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The harness is made to look like a witch’s dress, with purple frill and detailing.
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Missy Boylan,
Peoplemag,
19 Oct. 2023
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So builders are trimming sizes and reducing frills to rein in costs.
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Steve Brown,
Dallas News,
27 Jan. 2020
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The unique position of the wound led the researchers to hypothesize that the frill was punctured from the back.
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New York Times,
7 Apr. 2022
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There has long been a debate about what causes these gaps in a Triceratops’s frill.
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New York Times,
7 Apr. 2022
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From the frills of New York City, mother and daughter were back in the familiar confines of a steamy gym.
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Scott Springer,
Cincinnati.com,
27 June 2019
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Shoppers like the sweet flutter sleeves and the cute frill detailing at the bottom too.
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Sanah Faroke,
Southern Living,
24 June 2021
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Pair back the feminine frill with a pair of chunky combat boots to stay grounded.
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Vogue,
31 Mar. 2019
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The coffin was covered in a pale pink fabric with a white frill trim — chosen for a young girl.
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Sudarsan Raghavan,
Washington Post,
20 May 2022
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Not a frill But the new parks and trails aren’t just amenities for thriving neighborhoods.
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Steven Litt,
cleveland.com,
9 June 2019
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With its stripped down, no-frills look, 4chan was the antithesis of a Twitter or Facebook.
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Timothy McLaughlin,
WIRED,
6 Aug. 2019
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There are no frills here, to be sure, but Eagle’s is legendary among people who love meat-and-three.
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Mary Colurso | [email protected],
al,
10 July 2023
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The no-frills but roomy space in downtown L.A. also happens to be an upgrade.
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Samantha Leach, Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
31 Oct. 2019
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There are no frills or flairs here—just a cozy, speedy meal that feels nourishing thanks to plenty of kale and veggies and a can of beans.
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The Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors,
Bon Appétit,
5 Jan. 2024
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The frills at the front of Maria Robbins’s black walking dress become like a flowering vine painted with the brio of a Manet still life.
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Sebastian Smee,
Washington Post,
20 Nov. 2023
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