How to Use haute in a Sentence

haute

adjective
  • Don’t want to shell out for the haute phalangeal footwear?
    Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2021
  • Presenting the eight coats to add to your wardrobe, to stay haute in the cool through winter.
    Alyssa Surrett, Harper's BAZAAR, 9 Oct. 2015
  • In the wrong context, too much tchotchke—but in the right hands, the sign of a certain haute-boho dash.
    Sadie Stein, ELLE Decor, 23 May 2018
  • And there was the haute couture (well, not quite) of and lots of support for Joy Villa.
    The Hive, 13 Feb. 2017
  • Come for the luxury footwear, stay for the haute leather guitar case.
    Ingrid Schmidt, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Sep. 2017
  • The Tarkhan dress, on the other hand, is ancient haute couture.
    National Geographic, 18 Feb. 2016
  • But at the haute couture shows in Paris this week, the songstress is looking for more than just gowns on the runways.
    Booth Moore, Billboard, 7 July 2017
  • However, times have changed and so have the haute boîtes visited by the A-list.
    Edward Barsamian, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2018
  • The singer and fashion mogul has been out and about in bold fashion, proving that moms-to-be can still be haute.
    Lisa Respers France, CNN, 15 Mar. 2022
  • There are no haute sneakers or hoodies in the couture, no work from guest artists.
    New York Times, 25 Jan. 2021
  • Gray-on-black camo is best described as haute nu metal.
    Sam Schube, GQ, 1 May 2018
  • And then, like any good haute homies would, Blum’s chums volunteered to go shopping with her.
    Elizabeth Wellington, Philly.com, 9 May 2018
  • The Aviary, Next, Roister) has set its sights on the haute-est of culinary archetypes — the Wisconsin supper club.
    Phil Vettel, chicagotribune.com, 29 Aug. 2019
  • West Palm Beach is setting the table for a slew of new restaurants in the already haute-hot downtown area.
    Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 22 Apr. 2022
  • The look hit London in the 1960s, as an element of haute-bohemian style.
    Courtney Barnes, WSJ, 26 Oct. 2017
  • Despite the return of the haute hues, fashion didn’t make a full red carpet comeback.
    Elizabeth Wellington, Philly.com, 23 Jan. 2018
  • So does the emergence of this haute fur trend mean that wearing fur is becoming less taboo?
    Liana Satenstein, Marie Claire, 13 Feb. 2014
  • Roberts further remixed the haute corporate look with peep-toe heels and none other than a toe ring!
    Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2022
  • But like the bistros, brasseries and haute cuisine temples that pepper this city, no US leader is quite alike.
    Allie Malloy, CNN, 13 July 2017
  • A few of our favorites include: Take a cue from Chip: Ditch the dingy cage and wood shavings, and live the hamster haute life instead!
    Saryn Chorney, PEOPLE.com, 31 Jan. 2018
  • And in shades of dusky pink and blue, the haute couture ensemble is touched with the same dreamy palette as a sunset on the River Seine.
    Lisa Gutierrez, kansascity, 21 July 2017
  • These were the redoubts of the despised haute bourgeoisie, who lounged in ease while the rest of France languished, and riot was the answer to that inequity.
    Christopher Ketcham, Harper's magazine, 22 July 2019
  • Just call him the year’s most haute fashion influencer—and don’t forget to double-tap.
    Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 27 Dec. 2019
  • Sinasera’s haute approach highlights the slow-food tradition of the region.
    Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 July 2022
  • Everything down to the smallest toiletries are from haute brands like Hermes, Frette and Graffe.
    Dana Givens, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2022
  • Like pious Carmela in her haute bourgeois drag, art museums are married to the mob.
    Rhonda Lieberman, The New Republic, 23 Sep. 2019
  • Rick Owens is more than just a purveyor for haute gothic grunge fashion.
    Bianca Salonga, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2021
  • Or go all in: flaunt a glam fuchsia dress for a holiday soirée or matchy-match all your accessories in haute pink.
    Ingrid Schmidt, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Oct. 2022
  • L'un d'eux est suspendu à une ligne à haute tension par son parachute.
    Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 23 Sep. 2019
  • This was a fashion show in seam-free camouflage haute-couture.
    Bruce Sterling, WIRED, 1 Jan. 1993

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