How to Use fringe in a Sentence

fringe

1 of 2 noun
  • Bautista prefers a straight across wispy fringe.
    — Nicole Catanese, InStyle, 10 Mar. 2026
  • This is not a fringe idea anymore.
    — Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
  • This is not a fringe complaint.
    — Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Not quite ready to commit to full fringe?
    — Calin Van Paris, InStyle, 11 Mar. 2026
  • The fringe studios were not part of the mix.
    — Jay Glennie, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025
  • What are the best fringe jackets to buy?
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The fringe pom-poms add an extra fun touch.
    — Jamie Fischer, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Tousled fringe helps break up the bounce.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 10 June 2026
  • And there are a couple of fringe spots on the bench.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Once the buzz starts, fringe brands come knocking.
    — Chris Cardillo, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2025
  • These aren’t fringe complaints.
    — Gerald Bradshaw, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
  • The emerald fringes of conifers browned overnight, as if singed by flame.
    — Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Simon Miller’s fringe pieces tend to sell out.
    — Kaelin Dodge, InStyle, 12 Mar. 2026
  • An outlaw on the fringes and in the slipstream.
    — Selome Hailu, Variety, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Eva had trimmed her fringe in the mirror that morning.
    — Literary Hub, 1 June 2026
  • Those gold fringe details are giving me life.
    — Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Yet his views were neither fringe nor extreme.
    — Nicole Russell, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
  • This is not a fringe notion anymore.
    — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2025
  • For the moment, though, that idea remains on the fringe.
    — Benjamin Mazer, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026
  • Add details like basketweave and fringe and we’re sold.
    — Kristine Hansen, Architectural Digest, 8 Jan. 2026
  • The train flared out with flowing fringe panels.
    — Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Johnson is known for her trademark long, dark brown locks and fringe.
    — Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
  • The flowers are funnel-shaped with fringe-like edges.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2026
  • My model projects them as a fringe bottom-five unit the rest of the way.
    — Austin Mock, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • That's nothing a little fringe can't fix.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Alexa Ray stunned in a strapless black fringe dress paired with white gloves.
    — Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 13 Mar. 2026
  • One way to add a bit of pizzazz to your wardrobe is to put on a fringe jacket.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025
  • This isn't a fringe pattern, either.
    — Mark Murphy, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
  • Mirren’s silvery hair was styled in a blunt bob with wisps of fringe to frame her face.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 7 Jan. 2026
  • The dress featured a teal skirt with thigh-high slit and all-over fringe and beading.
    — Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 5 May 2026

fringe

2 of 2 verb
  • A jungle fringed the shore.
  • Palm trees fringe the shores of this white-sand and aqua-colored beach.
    — Rondel Holder, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2021
  • And there's winterbor, which has fringed blue-green leaves.
    — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2025
  • There's one called redbor, which has fringed purple leaves and red veins.
    — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The beach itself is a carpet of volcanic shale fringed by low, rocky cliffs.
    — Harry Pearson, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Dec. 2019
  • Use scissors to fringe the ends of the burlap to replicate the bristles of a broom.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Sep. 2022
  • Across the garden, a pool and graceful pavilion are fringed by trees.
    — Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
  • The world’s continents are fringed by vast expanses of sand and mud.
    — David George Haskell, Big Think, 27 Mar. 2026
  • There are 22 salmon rivers on the peninsula, their clear water fringed with trees.
    — Nina Caplan, Travel + Leisure, 28 Oct. 2023
  • The reservoir is to be built in a valley fringed with oak trees, where cattle now graze on the grasslands.
    — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2023
  • For hat, make a cone from a paper bag, then fold in its top and fringe its bottom, curling upward.
    — Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 15 July 2022
  • Banks are fringed with grasses and scrubby trees, as colorful hills slant down to the water.
    — Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Barcelona was paying out salaries worth hundreds of thousands of euros a week to fringe players.
    — New York Times, 12 Feb. 2021
  • The towering sandstone walls rose on both sides of the river, fringed by greenery along the banks.
    — Roger Naylor, azcentral, 5 Sep. 2019
  • Read our ultimate guide to fringe hairstyles, which is packed with inspo for your next salon trip.
    — Bianca London, Glamour, 30 June 2021
  • From tartan skirts and fringed pullovers to sweaters adorned with delightful pom-poms, there's almost too much to choose from.
    — Kelsey Mulvey, Marie Claire, 30 Sep. 2019
  • There were enough gowns, metallics, feathers and fringe to provide us with all sorts of inspo until next season.
    — Amanda Randone, refinery29.com, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Shoe laces, strings, carpet fringe, and thin or lightweight clothing can all get pulled into the brushes or rollers.
    — Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics, 18 June 2020
  • Characters in the game talk about how the cult started out as a small, fringe operation.
    — Boone Ashworth, Wired, 16 Nov. 2020
  • The star wore a black strapless gown embellished with a prominent strip of gold sequin fringe down the front.
    — André-Naquian Wheeler, Vogue, 26 Feb. 2023
  • The rocky but usually dry crossings are fringed with scrappy stands of scrub oak, willows and catclaw.
    — Mare Czinar, azcentral, 12 Mar. 2020
  • Studded and fringed suede jackets at Etro and oversize leather bombers at Versace.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Sea thrift and marram grass fringe the dunes—while oystercatchers tiptoe along the tideline.
    — Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Dangling shoelaces, fringed toddler skirts, and ribbons tend to trip up the smartest robot vacuum.
    — Adrienne So, Wired, 28 Dec. 2019
  • Lucerne, Switzerland Picture a serene alpine lake fringed with soaring Alps.
    — Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 8 Dec. 2021
  • The country postman drove along an empty road through a corridor of trees fringed by wildflowers.
    — John Carlisle, Freep.com, 4 Sep. 2022
  • Related memes and links to fringe right-wing websites have been shared millions of times on Facebook in the last few months.
    — Nina Jankowicz, Wired, 17 June 2020
  • Outdoors, the family pool is fringed with slides, a zipline, aerial rope course, climbing wall, games area and sports court.
    — Scott Campbell, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2025
  • It’s woven with a 100-percent wool material with durable seamed edges and fringe on each end.
    — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2025
  • For fashion's biggest night, Khloé wore a glimmering gold bead fringe Moschino gown that hugged her curves.
    — Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com, 4 May 2022

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