How to Use accoutrement in a Sentence

accoutrement

noun
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  • Your idea of evening wear is a silk spaghetti strap slip dress—please keep the accoutrement away from your body.
    — Kerry Pieri, Harper's BAZAAR, 24 Apr. 2014
  • Why not treat bread and butter and the various accoutrements with the same flair at home?
    — Odette Williams, WSJ, 17 Feb. 2023
  • Backyard birds and their accoutrement should stay in the backyard and out of the house to keep the bacteria confined to where the birds live.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN, 18 Jan. 2023
  • Get the plush characters on their own for $27, or the bear and a set of accoutrements together for around $66.
    — Taylor Telford, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Nov. 2019
  • Traveling is an art, and the accoutrements that come with it needn’t fall short of art themselves.
    — Madison Durham, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2020
  • But despite the many accoutrements, the vibe is warm and approachable.
    — Tayari Jones, Travel + Leisure, 26 July 2023
  • For on-trend looks and accoutrements, Anthropologie is the place to shop.
    — Shayna Murphy, USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2020
  • And there’s the rub: when Waters stuck to rock star accoutrements that were acceptable in both the ‘80s and the present day (Guitar solos!
    — Mark Sutherland, Variety, 7 June 2023
  • Most of the police reports noted the man’s car, clothes, accoutrements.
    — Tad Vezner, Twin Cities, 14 Mar. 2017
  • The most important accoutrement is the leash and harness.
    — Sarah Toy, WSJ, 5 Mar. 2018
  • Be sure to have all the proper accoutrements for your guests to feel comfortable and enjoy their stay.
    — Tinsley Mortimer, Town & Country, 8 June 2017
  • In the late 1960s his mother’s dog, Cimi, was fed cheap dog food and table scraps, and had just two accoutrements: a blanket and a leash.
    — The Economist, 22 June 2019
  • For William and me, shedding the baby accoutrements helped us find ourselves again.
    — Elyssa Friedland, chicagotribune.com, 9 June 2018
  • There was, and never would be, any background or accoutrement or narrative in a Chuck Close painting — just the fact of the face.
    — Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2021
  • Out of the three options of bratwurst, blood sausage and kielbasa ($12 each), the blood sausage noses its way to the front of the pack, its earthy notes anchored by accoutrements of apple butter and lentils.
    — Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com, 19 Dec. 2019
  • But there are far, far better accoutrement to offer your guests.
    — Emily Heil, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2022
  • Around those were arrayed the accoutrements of an office that had been working, nonstop, for days.
    — Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2017
  • Better still, throw in some next-level accoutrements for his craft.
    — For Kroger, The Courier-Journal, 14 June 2018
  • The lamb tacos don't need any accoutrements, just a smattering of cilantro and squeeze of lime - the meat flavor was so outstanding to begin with.
    — SI.com, 12 Jan. 2018
  • While many of the accoutrements of wellness can feel fun to own and use, much of it has been a placebo effect in my experience.
    — Tasnim Ahmed, Allure, 9 Aug. 2018
  • This is the case with Ötzi the Iceman of Italy and his artifactual accoutrement.
    — Stephen E. Nash, Discover Magazine, 16 June 2016
  • In fact, even with all its name recognition in the mattress space, Casper is hardly the first choice for selling sleep accoutrements.
    — Chavie Lieber, Vox, 9 Oct. 2018
  • An accoutrement that has the very important job of keeping a man’s pants up, belts also have the power to complete a look.
    — Marie Lodi, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 June 2022
  • Bare bow competitions do not allow for any sort of guide or accoutrement on the bow.
    — Nate Weitzer, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Mar. 2018
  • Prices will drop by a few thousand with fewer accoutrements.
    — Jens Meiners, Car and Driver, 4 May 2023
  • This flat cut can be boring in some restaurants, who have to smother it with vegetable accoutrements.
    — Marc Bona, cleveland.com, 8 June 2017
  • In the home seen above, Murphy added a window seat with storage for books and other accoutrements of a young family.
    — Gina Mayfield, Dallas News, 19 July 2023
  • Another option, of course, is to skip all the accoutrements and just use a toothpick or thin brush to paint a signature flick down the middle of your nail.
    — Leah Prinzivalli, Allure, 4 Oct. 2019
  • Along with a premium cut of beef, the over-the-top dish comes with an impressive lineup of accoutrements and bottle of bubbly.
    — Marcy De Luna, Houston Chronicle, 27 Nov. 2019
  • An oversized carryall to tote around all of your rockstar accoutrements.
    — Town & Country, 6 Mar. 2023

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