How to Use corsage in a Sentence

corsage

noun
  • The groom, meanwhile, donned a black suit and wore a white and blue corsage.
    Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 25 Sep. 2023
  • Get a date, rent a tux or buy a dress, pick up a corsage, and maybe splurge on a limo.
    Tawnell D. Hobbs, WSJ, 26 Apr. 2017
  • At the prom, though, Tia's luck changed when Aaron approached her to give her a corsage — and a kiss.
    Dana Rose Falcone, PEOPLE.com, 28 Sep. 2021
  • But the night of the dance, Aaron pulled Tia aside and offered her a corsage followed by a steamy make-out.
    Haley Kluge, Variety, 28 Sep. 2021
  • Step 5: Use wire or glue to affix corsage to leather bracelet.
    Sarah Newell, Seventeen, 21 Feb. 2018
  • Still, the porch was the place her family watched her prom date pin on her corsage.
    Cassie Owens, Philly.com, 5 July 2018
  • Her whole body fit in my hand and pulled down my shirt like a soaking-wet corsage.
    Matthew Klam, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2020
  • Wear the corsage and your sweetest smile for the wedding photos.
    Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 26 Dec. 2020
  • Lariq Byrd, headed to his prom date’s house – with flowers and a corsage.
    Helen Ubiñas, Philly.com, 5 June 2018
  • These pearl corsage pins will keep your pictures in place and look good doing it.
    Diana Tsui, The Cut, 22 Aug. 2017
  • Jack’s prom date, Sammy, shows up at the Barlow house, and Lisa takes over putting her wrist corsage on her.
    Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 2 Jan. 2022
  • Put a wing on it A few years ago, KFC swooped in just in time for prom season with their chicken corsage.
    Lydia Culp, Fox News, 4 Apr. 2018
  • The jacket collar, meanwhile, is pinned to one lapel like a corsage.
    Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 27 Oct. 2022
  • The jacket featured pink ribbons with a small corsage pinned to her chest.
    Breanna Bell, PEOPLE.com, 12 July 2022
  • The Corsage shot Speaking of classic, the other key shot from prom night shows the guy pinning the corsage.
    Jefferson Graham, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2018
  • Add pin for boutonniere, or glue to bracelet to turn it into a corsage.
    Sarah Newell, Seventeen, 21 Feb. 2018
  • Kamlager-Dove’s mother bought her a silk corsage to wear for the oath of office on her first day of Congress.
    Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2023
  • In the shot, the teen can be seen wearing a strapless black gown with matching heels, a statement necklace and a corsage.
    Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com, 5 June 2021
  • There were white rose corsages and boutonnieres, bagels and lox, a nice fruit salad.
    Washington Post, 23 Apr. 2018
  • And, of course, there will always be a special spot in our hearts for the high school dates who bought us beautiful corsages for the Big Dance.
    Southern Living, 30 Mar. 2018
  • For $20, prom-goers could purchase a corsage kit complete with a $5 gift card for the drumstick.
    Lydia Culp, Fox News, 4 Apr. 2018
  • The teen accessorized her custom look with a flowered cape, crown, clutch and corsage – all made out of Duck Tape.
    Alexandra Deabler, Fox News, 21 June 2018
  • The teen wore matching purple heels, a pendant necklace and a white corsage.
    Madeline Farber, Fox News, 7 June 2018
  • And finally, there’s Heidi Klum, who wore her rose like an old school corsage, tied to her wrist.
    Colleen Kratofil, PEOPLE.com, 28 Jan. 2018
  • On Snapchat, Kylie posed with a model friend before the prom, both all dressed up in fancy gowns and donning wrist corsages.
    Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2017
  • That means fancy dresses, limos, corsages, and all-night dance parties with your best friends.
    Teen Vogue, 9 May 2018
  • Behind the bride was a nearly 15-foot veil, and her mother-in-law Queen Anne-Marie's antique corsage tiara was on her head.
    Nicole Briese, Peoplemag, 31 Mar. 2023
  • The top lot was a Belle Époquedevant-de-corsage by Cartier, which sold for $10.6 million.
    Liz Cantrell, Town & Country, 20 June 2019
  • Tickets cost $250 per couple and include a three-course meal, as well as a corsage and a boutonniere.
    Elizabeth Holmes, New York Times, 17 June 2017
  • We’re greeted by poised cheerleaders ready to pin on our corsages.
    Amelia Newcomb, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Oct. 2017

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