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.
• The frill around the jester's neck appears to ruffle in the wind.
  — Jennifer Billock, Smithsonian, 15 July 2019
• The no-frills charm of the Plank House might have escaped their guests.
  — Belinda Lanks, WSJ, 6 Mar. 2020
• The main vault pairs the look of a library with the chilly, no-frills ambiance of a walk-in cooler.
  — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2020
• Most Americans think of the EU as a free trade area with frills.
  — Radek Sikorski, Foreign Affairs, 20 June 2023
• Chu said sales have plunged 70% over the last two weeks at his no-frills restaurant.
  — Washington Post, 18 Feb. 2020
• The Pose star's frill of lush, thick fringe was that convincing.
  — Alexis Rhiannon, Allure, 23 Sep. 2019
• The no-frills restaurant in Mesa offers more than just fried fish and fries.
  — Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, azcentral, 3 Dec. 2019
• This no-frill chili tastes more ketchup-y than tomato-y.
  — cleveland, 24 Feb. 2022
• Casey Doherty and her court waved from a float decked out in green frills.
  — Hank Sanders, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2023
• Even on Broadway, which made its bones on frills and feathers.
  — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2023
• The grill was no-frills, and for local tastes, just excellent.
  — Daniel Hernandez, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2019
• For their tennis socks, one set glows in the dark, while the other plays as pretty-in-pink Paris frill.
  — Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 8 June 2022
• No frills, no bells or whistles—just a solid rake that does its job well.
  — Tom Price, Popular Mechanics, 15 Feb. 2023
• Their charm is in their no-frills, blue-collar demeanor.
  — SFChronicle.com, 2 July 2019
• The harness is made to look like a witch’s dress, with purple frill and detailing.
  — Missy Boylan, Peoplemag, 19 Oct. 2023
• So builders are trimming sizes and reducing frills to rein in costs.
  — Steve Brown, Dallas News, 27 Jan. 2020
• The unique position of the wound led the researchers to hypothesize that the frill was punctured from the back.
  — New York Times, 7 Apr. 2022
• There has long been a debate about what causes these gaps in a Triceratops’s frill.
  — New York Times, 7 Apr. 2022
• From the frills of New York City, mother and daughter were back in the familiar confines of a steamy gym.
  — Scott Springer, Cincinnati.com, 27 June 2019
• Shoppers like the sweet flutter sleeves and the cute frill detailing at the bottom too.
  — Sanah Faroke, Southern Living, 24 June 2021
• Pair back the feminine frill with a pair of chunky combat boots to stay grounded.
  — Vogue, 31 Mar. 2019
• The coffin was covered in a pale pink fabric with a white frill trim — chosen for a young girl.
  — Sudarsan Raghavan, Washington Post, 20 May 2022
• Not a frill But the new parks and trails aren’t just amenities for thriving neighborhoods.
  — Steven Litt, cleveland.com, 9 June 2019
• With its stripped down, no-frills look, 4chan was the antithesis of a Twitter or Facebook.
  — Timothy McLaughlin, WIRED, 6 Aug. 2019
• There are no frills here, to be sure, but Eagle’s is legendary among people who love meat-and-three.
  — Mary Colurso | [e-mail], al, 10 July 2023
• The no-frills but roomy space in downtown L.A. also happens to be an upgrade.
  — Samantha Leach, Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 31 Oct. 2019
• 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.
  — The Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appétit, 5 Jan. 2024
• 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.
  — Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 20 Nov. 2023

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024