Example Sentences

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An obvious model for the film is “Babe,” but minus the droll wit, the inspired lunacy and the filigreed plot.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

A streetlamp casts a filigreed shadow in a beam of sunlight slanting into a deserted alley.

From New York Times • May 4, 2023

His filigreed handiwork decorates hundreds of lowriders across Southern California.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2023

After flowering, the plants set an equally abundant crop of ballooning seedpods topped with a filigreed crown.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 12, 2022

Hundreds of people sat in red velvet seats and in gold filigreed balconies.

From "The Marvels" by Brian Selznick