How to Use riviera in a Sentence

riviera

noun
  • Then there’s Camogli, the riviera that the world forgot.
    Tom Marchant, Harper's BAZAAR, 22 Oct. 2021
  • Now, there’s even talk of the Tour ditching the final stage in Paris for one along the French riviera.
    Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 5 Aug. 2022
  • Oligarchs from many of the post-Soviet states tend to favor the Turkish riviera with homes and yachts.
    Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 17 May 2021
  • Cary Grant's suave jewel thief served a guest the dish, made by his housekeeper, on his picturesque balcony on the French riviera.
    Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 23 Mar. 2017
  • Pixar’s latest is about a boy on the Italian riviera who befriends a sea monster disguised as a human.
    Angela Watercutter, Wired, 5 Jan. 2021
  • Tuscany has its own riviera and hip beach resort of Tirrenia.
    Rob Hodgetts and Silvia Marchetti, CNN, 2 June 2017
  • In the town’s center was a statue of Vladimir Lenin, his squinting eyes fiercely inspecting this Arctic riviera.
    Nimrod Nir, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2018
  • The theme this year was the riviera, and before his death the late Chanel designer collaborated with his longtime friend Princess Caroline on the event.
    Stellene Volandes, Town & Country, 1 Apr. 2019
  • Rarely since then can Portofino, an elegant resort on the Italian riviera, have been as sparsely peopled on a Saturday afternoon: when the very rich moved on to more exotic locations, the day-trippers moved in.
    The Economist, 11 June 2020

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