How to Use herringbone in a Sentence

herringbone

noun
  • Four more bedrooms share a bath with a herringbone tile tub wall.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 23 Nov. 2019
  • The clients had seen a herringbone floor like this on their travels.
    — Marni Elyse Katz, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Feb. 2022
  • One of the big wins for me was that the real house has herringbone floors, as did this one.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 10 Jan. 2024
  • The light herringbone floors throughout the home give it a bright, upscale feel.
    — Emma Reynolds, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Here stood a rack of vintage suits, houndstooth and herringbone among them.
    — John Carlisle, Freep.com, 31 May 2025
  • Those herringbone highlights were just bleached out from the summer sun.
    — Jenny Bailly, Allure, 23 June 2022
  • The home has two master bedrooms and herringbone wood floors.
    — R.a. Schuetz, Houston Chronicle, 30 Dec. 2019
  • The herringbone pattern is the key.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2025
  • The pattern on their breasts sometimes looked like herringbone.
    — Ben Crair, The New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2021
  • Its herringbone fabric has a medium weight and looks great on beds and sofas alike.
    — Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping, 10 May 2023
  • All these floors that aren’t marble are herringbone hardwood.
    — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 28 Nov. 2020
  • Cars and delivery trucks cross a drive with bricks set in a herringbone pattern.
    — oregonlive, 27 Nov. 2020
  • On the first level, the floor is porcelain tile in a herringbone pattern laid in pairs.
    — Libertina Brandt, WSJ, 21 Nov. 2022
  • There's also a small pavé initial strung onto a sleek herringbone chain for the same price.
    — Alex Warner, PEOPLE.com, 17 July 2021
  • Up the ante with herringbone prints, color blocking, and a mixed media make up.
    — Sara Holzman, Marie Claire, 12 May 2021
  • Starting at the corners, lay out the tile in a herringbone pattern.
    — Beth Eslinger, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 July 2021
  • Asimus, in a black sailor's cap and herringbone jacket, worked the room shaking hands and laughing it up.
    — Scott Wartman, Cincinnati.com, 8 Jan. 2020
  • Charcoal grout puts a rustic spin on the tile's herringbone pattern.
    — Raina Kattelson, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Oct. 2021
  • This two-piece necklace set is made for layering, with a herringbone chain and a snake chain, and is so easy to wear.
    — Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 2 Oct. 2023
  • This chunky herringbone necklace can be worn by itself or as a layering piece.
    — Gabriela Izquierdo, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 2025
  • There was also a linen and silk herringbone jacket in a soft lavender color.
    — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Towering oaks, plane trees and sycamores lined the herringbone-brick sidewalks.
    — Washington Post, 5 Nov. 2021
  • The sloping arms and back, herringbone fabric, and black metal legs of this version all stand out.
    — Leah Melby Clinton, Harper's BAZAAR, 1 Dec. 2022
  • Graphic green herringbone paper highlights the storage area and the arch above the desk.
    — Grace Gallagher, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Sep. 2022
  • The charming apartment is lined with herringbone wood floors and shutters along the windows.
    — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 24 May 2023
  • Over the criss-cross body chain, Hailey layered a chunky gold herringbone necklace.
    — Leah Campano, Seventeen, 3 Mar. 2022
  • Houndstooths, herringbones and tweeds come in silky wovens or even jerseys, perfect for wear-it-to work styles.
    — Sharon Graubard, courant.com, 15 Aug. 2019
  • This herringbone pumpkin is a beautiful nod to fall, but will still blend well really well with the rest of my home.
    — Christina Butan, PEOPLE.com, 18 Sep. 2021
  • At the end of each day, for example, the dirt surrounding his barns was raked in the same herringbone pattern.
    — New York Times, 20 May 2022
  • Tiny glass mosaics in a herringbone pattern on the backsplash introduce soft blues and grays.
    — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Dec. 2022

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