Example Sentences

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The lightness of the suit, the riverboat flossiness of it, was appropriate to Williamson’s new Louisiana home.

From The New Yorker • Jun. 25, 2019

"Soho, Ganymede, thou knowest I bear thee a good heart, plaything and mere pretence of a dog as thou art," said Denzil, depositing their little bundle of black-and-tan flossiness at Angela's feet.

From London Pride Or When the World Was Younger by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)