How to Use geisha in a Sentence

geisha

noun
  • The red lips against the white of the coat and snow remind me of the face of a geisha.
    — Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 9 Mar. 2024
  • This area is called Gion, and it's known as the city's geisha district.
    — Jarrett Bellini, CNN, 21 Oct. 2019
  • Maeve implores Akane to come with them, but the geisha resists.
    — Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 20 May 2018
  • Lucky visitors might catch a glimpse of a geisha on her way to her next appointment.
    — John Clifford, Travel + Leisure, 20 Apr. 2024
  • Then enjoy lunch with a maiko, or apprentice geisha, and learn about her ancient arts.
    — National Geographic, 12 June 2019
  • Tsai traces a lineage directly from geisha to social media stars.
    — Khanh T.l. Tran, latimes.com, 8 July 2019
  • Her father commits suicide, so with no money or status, she is forced to become a geisha.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2024
  • The quick glimpse of her in the Season 2 trailer suggests the host is a geisha at Shogun World.
    — Julie Kosin, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 Apr. 2018
  • Princess Gabriella was dressed as a geisha, while Prince Jacques was captured in formal attire.
    — Peter Mikelbank, Peoplemag, 10 Dec. 2022
  • The other stuff, from the ballerina to the locusts to the music box and the dreams to the geisha and now the lake monsters, that’s the second phase.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
  • The geisha refuses, and in retaliation, the Shogun sends a pack of ninjas to attack the group.
    — Bryan Bishop, The Verge, 21 May 2018
  • But here at Frinj Coffee, a special variety called geisha flourishes.
    — Matt Simon, WIRED, 27 Mar. 2018
  • There are estimated to be fewer than 1,000 geisha in Japan today.
    — Time, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Regardless, geishas are an important part of Japanese culture and their attire is not a costume.
    — Mekita Rivas, Allure, 3 Oct. 2018
  • The sneak-peak images give fans a glimpse at Kore-eda’s original take on the rarified world of the Japanese geisha.
    — Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Oct. 2022
  • Moore, who sings big Verdi roles, isn’t easy to imagine as the ingenuous geisha (who’s supposed to be only 15 years old).
    — Dallas News, 19 Feb. 2022
  • But Fashion Nova isn’t the only company selling geisha costumes.
    — Mekita Rivas, Allure, 3 Oct. 2018
  • Since the Edo period, geishas have been a source of noble entertainment for affluent merchants and people of status.
    — Malik Peay, Them., 15 Dec. 2025
  • In 1936, construction of the performance venue was financed by local geishas and their apprentices.
    — Leandra Beabout, Travel + Leisure, 26 Feb. 2026
  • That means its geisha varietal, which grows so well in this less-than-tropical climate, won't get bastardized by accidental cross-pollination.
    — Matt Simon, WIRED, 27 Mar. 2018
  • And given how utterly committed the show has been to its colonialism, its stereotypes, and its cheaply exotic tropes — the vengeful geisha, really?
    — Todd Vanderwerff, Vox, 21 May 2018
  • Visitors learn more about what makes a geisha and the sacred artistry that holds generations of Japanese heritage and matriarchal lineage.
    — Malik Peay, Them., 15 Dec. 2025
  • My collection started spontaneously with a love-at-first-sight purchase of colorful geisha bookends from the 1950s.
    — The Washington Post, The Denver Post, 23 Feb. 2017
  • The writer, Arthur Golden, focused on the story of a young geisha selling her virginity, which geishas told Yu was not common practice.
    — Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • The building still stands next to Gion Kōbu Kaburenjō, Kyoto’s leading geisha theater, and the Gion geisha school, on land owned by the school.
    — Leandra Beabout, Travel + Leisure, 26 Feb. 2026
  • This epic follows the life of Chiyo Sakamoto, from her poor beginnings to her successful career as a geisha, and the several setbacks and heartbreaks in between.
    — Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 30 June 2022
  • Nearby in central Kanazawa, geisha houses are located in the Higashi Chaya District.
    — Malik Peay, Them., 15 Dec. 2025
  • Like Japan’s geishas, their presence on special occasions was seen as a statement of class and wealth among the noble families of pre-independence India.
    — Astha Rajvanshi, TIME, 2 May 2024
  • Asians were shown geishas as their look-alikes, and an Indian-American reporter was served a portrait of a Native American chief.
    — Alyssa Newcomb, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2019
  • There’s a hint of the grandmaster in the grace with which Mameha, the geisha, closes her umbrella, and in the matriarch Eleanor Young’s perfect posture.
    — New York Times, 15 Mar. 2022

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