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Recent Examples of cameoMcDonald’s has faced a customer revolt over pricey Big Macs, an unsolicited cameo in election-season crossfire, and now an E. coli outbreak — just as the company had been luring customers back with more affordable burgers.—Rob Wile, NBC News, 29 Oct. 2024 Orson Bean, Mary Kay Place and Charlie Sheen all have supporting roles; Brad Pitt, Sean Penn and Winona Ryder have brief cameos; and director David Fincher makes an uncredited appearance as the national arts editor of the Los Angeles Times.—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024 They were promised cars, cameos in commercials, the chance to chase a national championship, or playing time on a team far from the hunt.—Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2024 The movie includes cameos by Clint Eastwood, Rodney Dangerfield and Dan Aykroyd, who reprises his role from Ghostbusters.—Keith Langston, People.com, 26 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for cameo
There are balling-up-the-blanket moments as stampeding scarabs devour treasure hunters or when the skeletal and not-yet-human Imhotep (Arnold Vosloo) attacks victims with the help of that dastardly Beni (Kevin J. O’Connor), but the violence is largely unseen.
Dustin Nelson,
Vulture,
25 Oct. 2024
The necklace was designed as a graduated fringe, according to Hancocks London, and features motifs such as a winged enamel scarab, a large faience scarab and a carved carnelian shell.
Frazer Harrison/Getty Images Valentino resort 2025, look 62 Photo: Ola Rindal / Courtesy of Valentino
The semi-sheer floor-length dress is festooned with scalloped tiers, embellished with silvery sequins and rhinestones.
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
25 Oct. 2024
Twain glittered down the carpet in a bespoke two-piece denim gown by Levi's featuring an oversize collar (a nod to Levi's iconic Western pointed-collar and Americana roots) and a splattering of crystals and rhinestones.
Bourgeois strands of pearls got a modern update via XXL gold or silver spheres in triple chokers while solitaire rings and wedding bands doubled up as ear cuffs.
Sandra Salibian,
WWD,
3 Oct. 2024
The blue stone is surrounded by 14 solitaire diamonds and set in 18-karat white gold.
The baubles spanned pearls to crystals, mimicking the bag charm trend spurred on by Jane Birkin’s accessorized Hermes bag going viral.
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
28 Oct. 2024
Overall, the approach gives the pieces a sense of movement—in some cases literally: 21 of the baubles can be easily transformed or adjusted without a visit to a jeweler.
This 2023 Best of Beauty winner has a genius teardrop shape and elliptical bristles that buff away streaks around the nose, jaw, and hairline with ease.
Jennifer Hussein,
Allure,
20 Oct. 2024
Hiker Trailers Some trailer makers have begun offering wide-open teardrop designs without any type of rear galley to cut down both overall size and price.
The zircon crystals that formed during the Sturtian glaciation gradually disappear in younger rocks until they are replaced by zircons formed after the ice began to melt.
Elizabeth Rayne,
Ars Technica,
13 Sep. 2024
The full sequin look was paired with Tiffany & Co. jewels, including a platinum necklace set with 160 carats of aquamarines, 49 carats of blue zircons, and nearly two carats of diamonds.
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