How to Use décolletage in a Sentence

décolletage

noun
  • There ought to be, like, plastic beads and a lot of decolletage.
    — Bruce Sterling, WIRED, 13 Apr. 2013
  • My second tip would be to use your decolletage, not your neck, for shade matching.
    — Essence, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Her look was playful with layered tulle fabric showing off her decolletage and crystals at her waist.
    — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 15 Mar. 2024
  • In the gala hallways, fashion was everywhere, as was decolletage.
    — The Masked Observer, AL.com, 31 Jan. 2018
  • After the party were the after parties, and even more decolletage-friendly gown.
    — Rachel Torgerson, Cosmopolitan, 9 Jan. 2017
  • But the decolletage didn’t leave much room for cargo capacity—a mere 74 liters in the front trunk, the frunk.
    — Dan Neil, WSJ, 30 July 2021
  • Dunst, meanwhile, usually opts for dresses and isn’t afraid of showing decolletage on the red carpet.
    — Amy Kaufman, latimes.com, 15 June 2017
  • An open decolletage provides an opportunity to add fine jewelry to the look.
    — Madeline Fass, Vogue, 2 Dec. 2022
  • The dress features a beautiful and visually weighty knot at the base of her decolletage, from which two strings of pearls wrap over her shoulders and all the way down her back.
    — Aamina Inayat Khan, StyleCaster, 2 Feb. 2025
  • The initial letters are crafted in a unique art-deco font—and each letter hangs perfectly center on the decolletage to subtly catch the light.
    — Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 3 Sep. 2024
  • The Undoing is a whodunnit about the murder of a woman found, by her fourth-grade son, with her decolletage displayed and her face in pieces.
    — Eve Gerber, The Atlantic, 2 Dec. 2020
  • The bodysuit, which was pink and silver, had beige netting or stocking material that covered Twain from her decolletage to her toes.
    — Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The neckline featured one-shoulder detailing, exposing her shoulder tattoo and part of her decolletage.
    — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 28 Nov. 2023
  • In fact, dermatologists consider the face and neck as a part of one skin unit because your decolletage is susceptible to the same signs of skin damage.
    — Rachel Jacoby Zoldan, SELF, 13 July 2018
  • The actor headed off to Radio City Music Hall in a black one-piece with diving decolletage and kicky black boots.
    — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2022
  • Wood followed up her popular icy queen video with another clip showing the process of peeling off the layers of makeup and cosmetic paint from her face and decolletage.
    — Laken Brooks, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2021
  • On the decolletage of select guests, stunning crystals looped on velvet pendants wowed by Brazilian jeweler Sauer.
    — Lea Donenberg, Vogue, 7 Sep. 2024
  • With her decolletage and wrists left entirely bare, Swift opted for just a few silver rings and a spiral of studded ear cuffs on each ear — but her outfit was far from lacking in adornments.
    — Leah Dolan, CNN, 14 Nov. 2022
  • To use, dispense four to five drops into the palm of your hand, rub your hands together gently and pat the skin on your face, neck, and decolletage (or anywhere else that needs a bit of exfoliation and tone-evening).
    — Alyssa Brascia, Peoplemag, 21 Sep. 2022
  • Given the huge tracts of land involved, no matter when women of the world unveil their decolletage, there is bound to be a magnitude 5 quake within an hour or so of the event, and a mag 6 quake within a day.
    — Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 26 Apr. 2010
  • Literally nothing—the kind of skin-centric irreverence that comes with the August territory in the form of a plunging decolletage.
    — Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2018
  • In her heyday, Babitz had often been written off as an insubstantial party girl — as famous for her decolletage (legendary) and her conquests (also legendary) as her work.
    — Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2021
  • This innovative one-piece, made with the same proprietary Eco Nylon fabric as The Bells suit, helps protect your decolletage — or show it off, your choice.
    — Laura Gurfein, Peoplemag, 17 May 2024
  • Its lightweight feel is perfect for sensitive areas like the neck and decolletage with ingredients like mushroom extract, vitamin E, and hyaluronic acid to boost moisture levels and fight free radical damage.
    — Ava Darrin, ELLE, 16 Nov. 2022
  • Lennox found a black spring 1993 Versace dress and customized the decolletage-baring silhouette to fit James’ maternity prosthetic.
    — Fawnia Soo Hoo, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 July 2022
  • Presenter Taraji Henson, in off-shoulder deep blue by Alberta Ferretti and a diamond necklace perfect to show off her decolletage.
    — Leanne Italie, Orange County Register, 27 Feb. 2017
  • That line belongs to Triss Merigold, who is shocked when Yennefer pulls a small jade statue out of her decolletage and transforms it back into Francesca Findabair, the elven queen still grieving the loss of both her husband and her infant heir.
    — Scott Meslow, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025

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