How to Use millinery in a Sentence

millinery

noun
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  • Her gray hair peeked from beneath the brim of her millinery.
    — Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2021
  • What about guests in the other parks, like Shōgun World and The Raj, that don’t lend themselves to millinery?
    — Brian Barrett, WIRED, 24 June 2018
  • That’s why the Kentucky Derby isn’t just a horse race—it’s a one-of-a-kind fashion show with millinery at the forefront.
    — Caitlin Morton, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2020
  • The sun is shining, and the Windsors are resplendent in their glinting medals and millinery.
    — Simon Usborne, Town & Country, 13 Mar. 2022
  • In Britain, women's headgear — or millinery — are part of the pomp and circumstance of any major event.
    — Siobhán O'Grady, Washington Post, 19 May 2018
  • Sam’s great-grandmother had a millinery shop in La Jolla.
    — Karen Brainard, Ramona Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2017
  • Finishing things up with a bishop’s hat by Stephen Jones millinery and sleek hair and makeup, the star began the night on an epic high note.
    — Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 7 May 2018
  • The hotel uses the family millinery Bellino Fine Linens from Italy.
    — Felicity Carter, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2021
  • Here’s how Eugenia ended up designing — and thriving in — millinery, thanks to a lot of chutzpah and a very open mind.
    — Alexandra Ilyashov, Cosmopolitan, 17 July 2017
  • Men showed up in suits, and, when hats were still fashionable, women wore their best millinery and often sported corsages.
    — NOLA.com, 11 June 2017
  • Today, Dee's carries gifts, fashion, home decor and seasonal items which each spring includes lots and lots of hats and millinery supplies.
    — Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 31 May 2023
  • Regardless of your preferred millinery style, your head is prime real estate for a few timeless brooches and jewels.
    — James Love, Essence, 25 Nov. 2019
  • His nose is fine-bridged and olive-tinted, under gleaming European millinery.
    — Felipe Fernández-Armesto, WSJ, 18 Feb. 2020
  • In a broad stroke, with the help of large Lucite rollers, a lot of back combing, and a monsoon of hairspray, the American women’s millinery industry went belly up.
    — Steven Stolman, Town & Country, 20 Apr. 2018
  • Jonathan Anderson’s Loewe hats are a take on mid-century Coret millinery that certainly catches the eye.
    — Steff Yotka, Vogue, 14 Mar. 2019
  • His father, Ivan, owned a dry cleaning business, and his mother, Edna (Gately) Hampton, worked at a millinery.
    — New York Times, 9 Apr. 2021
  • The bit of millinery worn by a Brooklyn woman in 1988 makes that gentleman’s bowler hat seem as mundane as a baseball cap in comparison.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 12 Aug. 2021
  • Ladies’ church hats have rich millinery history and undeniable style.
    — Southern Living, 23 June 2017
  • Ladies’ church hats have rich millinery history and undeniable style.
    — Southern Living, 23 June 2017
  • Indeed, long before makeup or millinery or jewelry, our first adornments were plants and flowers, and our love for them was — and is — universal.
    — Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2018
  • An array of diverse classes range from costume design for dance and millinery to scenography and designing for the camera.
    — Cathy Whitlock, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2023
  • The local millinery studio in Lviv became my main university.
    — Kerry Pieri, Harper's BAZAAR, 23 Dec. 2019
  • The tradition of wearing fanciful millinery with colorful dresses and suits dates back to the origins of the Kentucky Derby itself.
    — Michael Solomon, Forbes, 7 May 2022
  • Her traditional Jane Taylor millinery was put on ice as the Duchess became an Alice headband influencer in her own right.
    — Alice Newbold, Vogue, 9 Jan. 2022
  • Floral dresses and millinery-in-bloom matched the wildflower centerpieces and surrounding grounds.
    — Amber Elliott, Houston Chronicle, 22 Mar. 2018
  • The Power of Wearing Flowers Long before makeup or millinery or jewelry, our first adornments were plants and flowers, and our love for them was — and is — universal.
    — New York Times, 11 Feb. 2020
  • The structure was initially constructed for millinery firms, or companies that made women's hats.
    — Ryan Ori, chicagotribune.com, 10 May 2017
  • His father, Joseph, a real estate developer, was an immigrant from Hungary; his mother worked in a millinery shop.
    — Bruce Weber, New York Times, 19 June 2017
  • Her top aide even offered speculation on the opposition’s millinery.
    — Melissa August, Time, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Students who attended completed two semesters of courses and were able to specialize in dressmaking, millinery, color, and design.
    — Iris Haastrup, Essence, 24 Oct. 2023

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