How to Use flounce in a Sentence
flounce
noun-
The curtain falls to the floor with an undignified flounce.
— Daniel D'addario, Variety, 1 Dec. 2022 -
Anachronism was everywhere in this 70-piece show, which frothed with the frills and flounce of yesteryear.
— Thomas Adamson, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2021 -
The lined, sleeveless dress makes a statement with a flounce hem and form-fitting silhouette.
— NBC News, 22 June 2020 -
The flounce sleeves and seaming detail give this effortless look an elegant feel.
— NBC News, 22 June 2020 -
At Kreutzer’s urging, costume designers avoided the fuss and flounce of the eighteen-seventies in favor of sleeker styles, but the corsets stayed.
— Fergus McIntosh, The New Yorker, 9 Jan. 2023 -
Command attention by donning dresses that bounce with flounce.
— WSJ, 6 Feb. 2022 -
The Thirty Seconds to Mars member accessorized the ensemble with a lace cape with flounce detailing, tied around his neck with an oversize bow and flowing over his shoulders.
— Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com, 31 Mar. 2022 -
Oversized and voluminous silhouettes with puffed, balloon, or flounce sleeves will hang off the body just right to allow movement and ease, or grab a slinky tank shape, if that is more your vibe, that has a similar effect.
— Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 21 June 2022 -
The curtain falls to the floor with an undignified flounce.
— Daniel D'addario, Variety, 1 Dec. 2022 -
Anachronism was everywhere in this 70-piece show, which frothed with the frills and flounce of yesteryear.
— Thomas Adamson, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2021 -
The lined, sleeveless dress makes a statement with a flounce hem and form-fitting silhouette.
— NBC News, 22 June 2020 -
The flounce sleeves and seaming detail give this effortless look an elegant feel.
— NBC News, 22 June 2020 -
At Kreutzer’s urging, costume designers avoided the fuss and flounce of the eighteen-seventies in favor of sleeker styles, but the corsets stayed.
— Fergus McIntosh, The New Yorker, 9 Jan. 2023 -
Command attention by donning dresses that bounce with flounce.
— WSJ, 6 Feb. 2022 -
The Thirty Seconds to Mars member accessorized the ensemble with a lace cape with flounce detailing, tied around his neck with an oversize bow and flowing over his shoulders.
— Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com, 31 Mar. 2022 -
Oversized and voluminous silhouettes with puffed, balloon, or flounce sleeves will hang off the body just right to allow movement and ease, or grab a slinky tank shape, if that is more your vibe, that has a similar effect.
— Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 21 June 2022 -
The curtain falls to the floor with an undignified flounce.
— Daniel D'addario, Variety, 1 Dec. 2022 -
Anachronism was everywhere in this 70-piece show, which frothed with the frills and flounce of yesteryear.
— Thomas Adamson, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2021 -
The lined, sleeveless dress makes a statement with a flounce hem and form-fitting silhouette.
— NBC News, 22 June 2020 -
The flounce sleeves and seaming detail give this effortless look an elegant feel.
— NBC News, 22 June 2020 -
At Kreutzer’s urging, costume designers avoided the fuss and flounce of the eighteen-seventies in favor of sleeker styles, but the corsets stayed.
— Fergus McIntosh, The New Yorker, 9 Jan. 2023 -
Command attention by donning dresses that bounce with flounce.
— WSJ, 6 Feb. 2022 -
The Thirty Seconds to Mars member accessorized the ensemble with a lace cape with flounce detailing, tied around his neck with an oversize bow and flowing over his shoulders.
— Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com, 31 Mar. 2022 -
Oversized and voluminous silhouettes with puffed, balloon, or flounce sleeves will hang off the body just right to allow movement and ease, or grab a slinky tank shape, if that is more your vibe, that has a similar effect.
— Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 21 June 2022 -
The curtain falls to the floor with an undignified flounce.
— Daniel D'addario, Variety, 1 Dec. 2022 -
Anachronism was everywhere in this 70-piece show, which frothed with the frills and flounce of yesteryear.
— Thomas Adamson, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2021 -
The lined, sleeveless dress makes a statement with a flounce hem and form-fitting silhouette.
— NBC News, 22 June 2020 -
The flounce sleeves and seaming detail give this effortless look an elegant feel.
— NBC News, 22 June 2020 -
At Kreutzer’s urging, costume designers avoided the fuss and flounce of the eighteen-seventies in favor of sleeker styles, but the corsets stayed.
— Fergus McIntosh, The New Yorker, 9 Jan. 2023 -
Command attention by donning dresses that bounce with flounce.
— WSJ, 6 Feb. 2022
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