How to Use spangle in a Sentence

spangle

1 of 2 noun

• The scrim of daytime sky gives way to a bright spangle of stars.
  — Richard Conniff, Smithsonian, 2 May 2017
• The scrim of daytime sky gives way to a bright spangle of stars.
  — Richard Conniff, Smithsonian, 29 Mar. 2017
• The sky is coated with blue lacquer, and silver spangles represent the stars.
  — Carol Besler, Robb Report, 24 Apr. 2023
• Equally head turning were the washes of holographic pigment on the lids at Stella Jean and the spangles of tiny sequins tapped onto the nude pouts at Shrimps.
  — Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2017
• Dressed in a dazzle of black spangles, Liza still oozes a star quality that can eclipse a sometimes hazy memory for lyrics and some fumbled lip-synching.
  — Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 9 Apr. 2018
• The eruption will signal the moment two stars locked in a cosmic dance have merged, exploding into a red nova that will briefly give Cygnus an extra stellar spangle.
  — Nadia Drake, National Geographic, 6 Jan. 2017
• It was also embroidered with gilt metal thread, wire, and spangles by the folks at Edward Stillwell & Company.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 2 May 2023
• Somewhere in the South Pacific, there are women dressed in sequins, spangles and rhinestones, Katz said, as the audience erupted with applause and delight.
  — Lynne Terry, OregonLive.com, 28 Jan. 2018
• Even office wear wasn’t immune: Glimmering spangles covered pencil skirts and blazers alike.
  — Eliza Brooke, Vox, 9 Oct. 2018
• The scrim of daytime sky gives way to a bright spangle of stars.
  — Richard Conniff, Smithsonian, 2 May 2017
• The scrim of daytime sky gives way to a bright spangle of stars.
  — Richard Conniff, Smithsonian, 29 Mar. 2017
• The sky is coated with blue lacquer, and silver spangles represent the stars.
  — Carol Besler, Robb Report, 24 Apr. 2023
• Equally head turning were the washes of holographic pigment on the lids at Stella Jean and the spangles of tiny sequins tapped onto the nude pouts at Shrimps.
  — Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2017
• Dressed in a dazzle of black spangles, Liza still oozes a star quality that can eclipse a sometimes hazy memory for lyrics and some fumbled lip-synching.
  — Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 9 Apr. 2018
• The eruption will signal the moment two stars locked in a cosmic dance have merged, exploding into a red nova that will briefly give Cygnus an extra stellar spangle.
  — Nadia Drake, National Geographic, 6 Jan. 2017
• It was also embroidered with gilt metal thread, wire, and spangles by the folks at Edward Stillwell & Company.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 2 May 2023
• Somewhere in the South Pacific, there are women dressed in sequins, spangles and rhinestones, Katz said, as the audience erupted with applause and delight.
  — Lynne Terry, OregonLive.com, 28 Jan. 2018
• Even office wear wasn’t immune: Glimmering spangles covered pencil skirts and blazers alike.
  — Eliza Brooke, Vox, 9 Oct. 2018

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spangle

2 of 2 verb

• Ready your BBQs, break out your star spangled flip flops, and dust off your boogie boards, folks.
  — refinery29.com, 2 July 2018
• The undersea scenes are full of bright reds and pinks spangled onto a banner of crystal blues and greens.
  — Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 5 Oct. 2018
• Children pile onto laps, sharing a red and white star-spangled blanket.
  — Lisa Bonos, Washington Post, 6 Aug. 2019
• Kneeling for the national anthem is proving to be a star-spangled blunder.
  — Mike Bianchi, OrlandoSentinel.com, 27 Sep. 2017
• Brighten your door with this patriotic 16-inch wreath made of red, white and blue wood curls resembling rose buds spangled with stars.
  — Kathy Passero, al, 15 May 2020
• Some of the twinkling stars that spangle Earth’s skies are relics from the earliest beginnings of the Milky Way galaxy, astronomers have discovered.
  — Nadia Drake, National Geographic, 22 July 2019
• Lording over the merry panoply is the Christmas tree, spangled with lights, ornaments, tinsel and crowned by a shimmering star.
  — George Ball, WSJ, 21 Dec. 2017
• Lebanon's cheerleaders honored Pickett by pinning thin blue ribbons to their black, white and gold spangled cheer tops.
  — Arika Herron, Indianapolis Star, 11 Mar. 2018
• The California spangled cat was bred in the 1980s as a sort of salute to leopards that were slaughtered in their natural environment.
  — Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2017
• Baby Mandy rocks a navy spangled square-necked velvet dress with spaghetti straps, teamed with a delicate metallic necklace.
  — Teen Vogue, 19 Oct. 2019
• Visitors flock to the farm to stroll boardwalks through native bushland and fields spangled with wildflowers, stopping at lookouts perched high above the Great Southern Ocean.
  — Emily Matchar, Smithsonian, 16 Oct. 2019
• Pangkor's east coast is spangled by stilt houses in old-fashioned kampong villages, where fishing and boat-building are still the main occupations.
  — Joe Yogerst, CNN, 11 May 2017
• Adding both dimension and playfulness, MUAs are spangling the area around the eyes, then adding even more embellishment with glitter, sequins, and stickers.
  — Kelsi Zimmerman, Marie Claire, 23 May 2017
• Sadie changed into a long black spangled gown for the evening's festivities, while the bride chose a golden backless Stella McCartney number.
  — Marcia Moody, Town & Country, 19 May 2017
• The Geminid meteor shower will spangle the sky the night before, and a special alignment of Jupiter and Saturn a week later will complete a rare space nerd trifecta.
  — Aj Willingham, CNN, 28 Dec. 2019
• An Uzbek eatery offers fragrant meat dumplings along with a generous helping of post-Soviet kitsch in the form of glittering gold lamé tablecloths and spangled voile curtains.
  — The Economist, 26 Sep. 2019
• After dinner, the captain, crew, and willing passengers bring out guitars, fiddles, harmonicas, banjos — one boat even has a piano aboard – and sing and play until the stars spangle the night sky.
  — Margie Goldsmith, Forbes, 24 May 2021
• There were romantic asymmetric gowns with trains, spangled looks for men and women that took the kira-kira-effect to the next level, and hyperbolic tailoring.
  — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 2 Apr. 2019
• Star-spangled in red, white, and blue, these lanterns, garlands, and more are both thematically appropriate and positively chic.
  — Madeleine Luckel, Vogue, 29 June 2017
• But that a couple of zealots displayed Confederate flags at this event involving as many as 4,000 people isn’t the first, second, or third thing to know about the protest, which can be more accurately described as lavishly star-spangled.
  — Rich Lowry, National Review, 22 Apr. 2020
• The landscape went from the midcentury’s world of largely custom confections (consider looks like Barbra Streisand’s spangled, see-through Arnold Scaasi pajamas of once-upon-a-time) to straight-off-the-runway numbers.
  — Vogue, 27 Feb. 2017
• The menu at Veladora is spangled with fresh California cuisine—slow poached lobster with lemon vinaigrette, burrata cheese, and pickled, roasted beets.
  — Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2017
• Short, tight, and spangled out with bright stones, Decarnin's design oeuvre is miles away from the chic propriety established by couturier Pierre Balmain in 1945, and his about-face has set the Balmain runways ablaze with fresh audacity.
  — J.j. Martin, Harper's BAZAAR, 5 Feb. 2009
• No matter what your work schedule or location within the 50 states is, these six trips can be quickly planned and easily customized for a day-of star-spangled celebration (no PTO necessary).
  — Elizabeth Buxton, refinery29.com, 5 July 2019
• Translation: From a business standpoint, NFL players kneeling during the national anthem was a massive star-spangled blunder.
  — Mike Bianchi, OrlandoSentinel.com, 9 Mar. 2018
• Modernizing Presley's iconic towering mane, Collins fastened on a puffy white headband and spangled her voluminous crown with delicate florals in lieu of a veil.
  — Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 7 May 2019
• The Indianapolis Colts announced at an emotional news conference Wednesday that Manning has been released after 14 mostly star-spangled seasons.
  — Phil Richards, Indianapolis Star, 29 Sep. 2017
• Holidays, inasmuch as they are illustrated by their ornaments and decorations, are also hallmarked by their customary foods, which spangle around festive table centerpieces as the true spectacle of the occasions.
  — Myles Poydras, The Atlantic, 5 Jan. 2020
• Ready your BBQs, break out your star spangled flip flops, and dust off your boogie boards, folks.
  — refinery29.com, 2 July 2018
• The undersea scenes are full of bright reds and pinks spangled onto a banner of crystal blues and greens.
  — Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 5 Oct. 2018

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