ladies'-earrings

[ ley-deez-eer-ringz, -ingz ]

/ ˈleɪ dizˈɪərˌrɪŋz, -ɪŋz /

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noun, plural la·dies'-ear·rings.(used with a singular or plural verb)

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Words nearby ladies'-earrings

ladies, Ladies Aid, Ladies Auxiliary, Ladies' Day, ladies'-eardrops, ladies'-earrings, ladies' fingers, ladies' gallery, ladies-in-waiting, ladies' man, ladies-of-the-night

How to use ladies'-earrings in a sentence

They are unapologetically uncool, the men in white nylon jumpsuits and the women in “artsy” drop earrings.
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On a recent afternoon, the head of the Social Inquiry Foundation, Maria Gaidar, received two elderly ladies in her Moscow office.
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Hello Ladies is, of course, about your British character navigating the L.A. dating scene.
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How long did you see Hello Ladies going prior to HBO pulling the plug?
Stephen Merchant Talks ‘Hello Ladies’ movie, the Nicole Kidman Cameo, and Legacy of ‘The Office’|Marlow Stern|November 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST

And where did the idea of the Hello Ladies movie come about?
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There were at least a dozen ladies seated round the big table at the Parsonage.
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There were three young men and four young ladies, of whom three, including myself, were Americans.
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Devoutly and ardently did Mr. Snodgrass wish that the ladies could know he had come in.
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In his cracked old voice, he still paid his Grandisonian compliments to the two ladies.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
Orlean had secured a position in a ladies' tailoring establishment at five dollars and fifty cents a week, and there he went.
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