How to Use brooch in a Sentence

brooch

noun
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  • See all of the best men’s brooches from the event below.
    — Irene Kim, Vogue, 25 July 2024
  • For both events, the queen chose to include the pendant on the brooch.
    — Laurie Brookins, Robb Report, 21 Apr. 2021
  • As well as putting the world on notice that the brooch is back.
    — Linda Dyett New York Times, Star Tribune, 16 Apr. 2021
  • Because of this it can be doubled around the neck and even worn as a brooch.
    — Anthony Demarco, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
  • That would be the humble brooch—although these aren’t the kind of brooches your granny used to wear.
    — Liam Hess, Vogue, 12 Mar. 2024
  • For the speech, the Queen wore a butterfly brooch with ties to her husband of 73 years.
    — Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com, 2 Nov. 2021
  • The bandeau and the brooch were passed down by Queen Mary to Queen Elizabeth in 1953.
    — Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 1 Nov. 2022
  • The most unique artifact was a rare 2,400-year-old brooch or pin.
    — Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 25 June 2024
  • Last year, the event was mired in scandal when Princess of Michael of Kent wore a racist blackamoor brooch.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2018
  • The sea goat won’t be able to resist the amazing cameo brooch and bow tie collar.
    — Lisa Stardust, Peoplemag, 18 Aug. 2024
  • The brooch didn’t survive the manhandling over the years, the taking on and off of jackets.
    — Kim Willis, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The tiara can also be broken down and worn as a necklace and brooches.
    — Julia Teti, WWD, 22 July 2024
  • For romantics, a brooch on the left is closer to one’s heart.
    — Mazzi Odu, Town & Country, 9 Dec. 2022
  • Kate’s present was a brooch made from Greyfriars tartan fabric in the shape of a rose.
    — Victoria Murphy, Town & Country, 23 May 2021
  • The Duchess of Cambridge wore head-to-toe green and wore a gold Cartier shamrock brooch.
    — Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, 17 Mar. 2022
  • Her wish was to be buried in red, white and blue clothing with her USA flag brooch pinned on her lapel.
    — courant.com, 20 Oct. 2019
  • Will the brooches and bowls and gorgeous boxes be packed up and shipped off to Freddie’s old lovers?
    — Vulture, 7 Sep. 2023
  • In the past, the queen consort has worn tiaras, brooches and necklaces that once belonged to the long-reigning monarch.
    — Julia Teti, WWD, 3 July 2024
  • Kavanaugh will see her and her brooch in his nightmares.
    — Megan Angelo, Glamour, 5 Sep. 2018
  • Steel’s brooch isn’t the first to arrive at Gildings in this fashion.
    — Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Others protested that a brooch would age you ten years.
    — Rory Satran, WSJ, 15 Jan. 2022
  • There was a jaunty red scarf around her neck, pinned with a large jeweled brooch.
    — Seija Rankin, EW.com, 5 May 2020
  • The Lady Bird star completed the look with black boots and a brooch and rings by Cartier.
    — Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 15 Sep. 2022
  • Pelosi's shiny gold pin, which stood out against her lapelless black suit, is not just any brooch.
    — Marcy De Luna, Houston Chronicle, 15 Feb. 2020
  • There is some mystery surrounding the provenance of Princess Anne’s copy of the brooch.
    — Jennifer Newman, Town & Country, 17 May 2022
  • On the side of her jacket sits a smooth gold brooch, which is inevitably trending this year.
    — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 18 July 2024
  • The launching of Sputnik could be written in Cartier’s late 1950s gold spiked brooches of the same name.
    — Stellene Volandes, Town & Country, 17 July 2019
  • The simple bow made with baguette and round diamonds is worn four ways: as a ring, a brooch, a bow tie or pinned in the hair.
    — Jill Newman, Town & Country, 25 Jan. 2021
  • The brooch is made up of three pearls sitting inside three silver leaves.
    — Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 14 Sep. 2022
  • The most valuable piece was a Cartier Art Deco multi-gem and diamond brooch, which sold for $1.4 million, more than 10 times its low estimate.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2024

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