vignette
noun
a decorative design or small illustration used on the title page of a book or at the beginning or end of a chapter.
vignettes
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pluralof vignette.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof vignette (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
vignettenouna decorative design or small illustration used on the title page of a book or at the beginning or end of a chapter.
Example Sentences
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In the process, McElwee creates a patchwork tapestry, comprised of vignettes across time.
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2026
There will be a nod to the 250th celebrations with historical "vignettes" between bouts, Axios reported, and there will also be military bands, a US military flyover and parachute display and a 10-minute fireworks finale.
From Barron's ● Jun. 14, 2026
Dean's secret weapon is the incisiveness of her lyrics, which paint instantly-recognisable vignettes of love.
From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2026
Kacie Rose, a former professional dancer, shares vignettes of her new life in Italy that she compiled into a bestselling memoir, “You Deserve Good Gelato.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026
Many more vignettes illustrating this and other simple logical errors might be cited, but the point is clear enough: both innumeracy and defective logic provide a fertile soil for the growth of pseudoscience.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
