How to Use Victorian in a Sentence

Victorian

1 of 2 adjective
  • Marshall and his wife lived in a brick Victorian, blocks from his office.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2025
  • In the global north, sewage is a problem that many of us assumed was more or less fixed in Victorian times.
    — Oliver Franklin-Wallis, WIRED, 2023-11-30
  • Jordan blew up a photo of a crackling fire to the size of a poster and hid it behind a Victorian fire screen.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 2023-11-17
  • But their big concern was being able to update the space while also paying homage to the home’s Victorian charm.
    — Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 2023-12-20
  • During the Victorian era, corsages were placed on a woman's décolletage or the low-cut neckline of her dress.
    — Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 2023-05-09
  • Her hair is pulled up in an updo reminiscent of the Victorian era to match her ensemble, with a few pieces left out and curled around her face.
    — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 2023-10-19
  • Some time in the Victorian era, the digging of a nearby mine destabilized the earth below it, causing the building to tilt.
    — Leo Sands, Washington Post, 2023-08-17
  • Many locations are designed to fit the charm of old Victorian and Colonial-style buildings.
    — Diti Kohli, BostonGlobe.com, 2023-05-05
  • Also known as miner’s cut, this trendy style hearkens back to the Victorian and Edwardian eras.
    — Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 26 Aug. 2025
  • The creeping ivy of rap had crawled over their white picket fences, across their kempt green lawns, and around their Victorian homes, weakening the old walls between cultures.
    — Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 2023-06-05
  • Swift's ring, like her engagement shoot, gives off a romantic, Victorian vibe with its classic yet simple details.
    — Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
  • He isn’t intimidated by those other fancy facilities, with their shock of black-and-white tile or a pink Victorian vibes.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
  • As Bella Baxter, the actress jaunts around Victorian London with the brain of an unborn child.
    — Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 2024-03-11
  • Once a relic of Victorian layering, bloomers have made an unexpected return.
    — Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • This 1896 Victorian mansion-turned bed-and-breakfast offers 17 rooms and suites.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Football, after all, initially became a popular sport as a pastime designed to bring escapism to for working-class people in the Victorian era.
    — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Joe himself had been a famous clown since the age of nine when he was plucked for stardom by Lord George Sanger, the showman of the Victorian Circus.
    — April White, JSTOR Daily, 18 Aug. 2025
  • The Sherlock Holmes series adds a touch of Victorian charm with rich wood paneling, brass accents, and cozy reading nooks perfect for sleuthing through your own novels.
    — Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Aug. 2025
  • Grigorian wants to capture an authentic Victorian voice in the AI model's outputs.
    — ArsTechnica, 22 Aug. 2025
  • The story is set mostly in in West Philadelphia in 1919 and is about two sisters in the Black Victorian age.
    — Doug George, chicagotribune.com, 2022-03-01
  • In the Victorian era, opal got cancelled, in part, because the novelist Sir Walter Scott created a character who died while wearing one.
    — Paige Williams, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Named one of the best places to travel in 2024, this former mining boomtown turned artist haven is brimming with Victorian architecture, steep hillsides, funky shops and a free-spirited vibe.
    — Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Gone were the stiff Victorian interiors—Wright favored open central spaces that encouraged family interaction.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Where to stay In the tiny town of Wellsboro, 20 minutes from the park, is three-room La Belle Auberge, a B&B in a Victorian house with a lovely garden and spa.
    — Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 25 Aug. 2025
  • The light usually bounces from her mélange of expensive jewelry, which can be a mix of David Webb Lucite and diamond cuffs with elegant antique Victorian chains inlaid with stones to her own designs of diamonds and gold.
    — Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Footwear News, 25 Aug. 2025
  • He was inspired by folkloric characters from history, like the Slavic Baba Yaga and the Italian Befana, as well as Victorian lady silhouettes, 17th century panniers, puffed sleeves, and harem pants.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 30 Aug. 2025
  • The Hotel Albatross, housed in a Victorian-era mansion in Ocean Grove, New Jersey, just reopened, and is already redefining Jersey Shore hospitality.
    — Oset Babür-Winter, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2025
  • On a recent episode of her podcast misSPELLING, the Beverly Hills, 90210 star recalled a disturbing night at a Victorian hotel in Toronto.
    — Daysia Tolentino, EW.com, 7 Aug. 2025
  • At the peak of her real estate portfolio, the Bird Box star reportedly owned at least 17 properties located all throughout the continental US, ranging from a Gothic Victorian home in New Orleans to a sprawling hilltop compound in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
    — Joyce Chen, Architectural Digest, 8 Aug. 2025
  • John Batchelor, former business developer turned furniture and cabinet maker, opened his business, Single Batch Designs, in 2012 after becoming interested in woodworking while restoring his Queen Anne Victorian home in Bellevue with his father-in-law.
    — Otto Rabe, The Enquirer, 15 Aug. 2025

Victorian

2 of 2 noun
  • His building is a small Victorian that used to be a house.
    — Allegra Goodman, New Yorker, 4 Jan. 2026
  • The Victorian across the street looks like a cartoon haunted house that’s come to life.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 8 Feb. 2026
  • The town has a diverse mix of homes that run the gamut from Victorian to sleek new constructions.
    — Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2023
  • But that pleasure, along with most others in Victorian Pschyo, wears thin.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
  • From there, explore the Victorian District on foot.
    — Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 13 Apr. 2026
  • From there, explore the Victorian District on foot.
    — Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Their first stop was a faded Victorian where a young woman opened the door and politely agreed to answer their questions.
    — Paloma Esquivel, Los Angeles Times, 15 Nov. 2023
  • This classic Victorian wears its age beautifully, with stone details, shingles, and deep eaves that hint at its past.
    — Miriam Schwartz, Boston Herald, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Choose from studio cabins, one-, two- or three-bedroom units and even an elegant Victorian.
    — Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 24 May 2022
  • The town also has a vibrant food and drink scene with barbecue, brunch spots, cozy coffeehouses, and unique stays like a boutique Victorian inn.
    — Jill Robbins, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2026
  • The restaurant is housed in an 1894 Victorian on a property that features a chef’s garden.
    — Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2024
  • Her palace was still filled with stuff only a Victorian could accumulate, but Mexico was telling new stories about itself.
    — Merilee Grindle, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2023
  • This 1865 Victorian sits midway between the beach and the bustle of Cabot Street.
    — Jon Gorey, BostonGlobe.com, 5 May 2023
  • His latest patient is a 1870s Victorian owned by Sue Pearce, who wanted her home to feel timeless.
    — Itay Hod, CBS News, 6 Jan. 2026
  • During the 1960s, the Victorian stood vacant for six months and was heavily damaged by vandals.
    — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 30 May 2026
  • Airbnbs in the Victorian District offer a quieter, more residential feel.
    — Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Its Victorian Palm House is filled with exotic plants year-round, while the surrounding park is busy with locals on any afternoon with decent weather.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Apr. 2026
  • The butler’s pantry reached its apex in Victorian England and America, when formal dining, not to mention pomp and circumstance, was de rigueur.
    — Anna Fixsen, ELLE Decor, 9 Aug. 2023
  • The novel, set in Victorian England, follows Herbert Pinnegar from his youth as a village orphan until his old age.
    — Catie Marron, Washington Post, 20 July 2023
  • Zachary Wigon’s Victorian Psycho is one such awkward fusion, ultimately just coming off as silly.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
  • In this pleasurable moment, remember that Victorian Bostonians found this park to be offensively bright.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 June 2026
  • Also getting a major glow-up in the remaining four episodes is a large, crumbling Victorian in the northern part of Detroit's Corktown neighborhood.
    — Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Visits to one aunt’s haunted Rhode Island Victorian only deepened her appreciation for the era and her respect for the spectral.
    — Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 2 Apr. 2026
  • The Victorian at Hill Street is the third business the Rassels have created inside an Oceanside building with a storied past.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
  • White tie first emerged in the earlier days of the Victorian Era (around 1840), ironically as a more minimalist counter to the more outré evening dress of the day.
    — Vogue, 27 Mar. 2026
  • For a quieter alternative, Airbnbs in the Victorian District offer a more residential feel.
    — Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Anton is at the Cannes festival with UCR horror Victorian Psycho.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 17 May 2026
  • The barber chair, the locus of Sweeney’s revenge on the heartless cruelty of a Victorian London that wrecked his life, isn’t the elaborate contraption of other productions.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
  • If Darwin was the messenger from There, filing from afar to Victorian England, Attenborough is the grand master of Here.
    — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 May 2026
  • According to its website, The Belvedere Inn opened in 1998 inside a Victorian Italianate-style city mansion.
    — Courtney Cherry, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026

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