How to Use nonpareil in a Sentence

nonpareil

1 of 2 adjective
  • Her knowledge of world events, politics, and power structures was nonpareil.
    — Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 8 Sep. 2022
  • Not even nonpareil evening soloist Yefim Bronfman could fill seats, apparently.
    — Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2022
  • The great Pelé was a nonpareil scorer, a national hero in Brazil, and a global ambassador for soccer.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Dec. 2022
  • His Roman classic dishes were nonpareil in a city that, oddly enough, had almost no Roman-style restaurants.
    — John Mariani, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
  • He is assisted, as usual, by his nonpareil translator, Shelley Frisch.
    — Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 1 June 2022
  • His network of contacts is nonpareil; his manner solicitous and genteel; his work ethic fanatical.
    — New York Times, 8 Apr. 2022
  • From farmers markets to haircuts, the possibilities for special neighborhood retail and services are nonpareil.
    — Bang Advertising Staff and Correspondents, The Mercury News, 12 June 2024
  • The Beardsley exhibit, rich in original drawings, rare posters, holograph letters and much else, draws from the nonpareil collections of Mark Samuels Lasner.
    — Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2022
  • Golden State remains on a title quest and San Antonio’s nonpareil consistency is well-established, so the narratives aren’t shifting anytime soon.
    — Jeremy Woo, SI.com, 2 Nov. 2017
  • Nodding to Billy Wilder’s nonpareil noir, Gilmour dresses the ensemble in black and white and nothing but (the clothes are, for the most part, casually hip streetwear, a style that doesn’t land as powerfully as the monochrome palette).
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2024
  • But this being a college town, and King’s College Chapel being such a nonpareil work of architecture, the debate over installing panels was long and lively — a heady mix of aesthetics, economics and politics.
    — Mark Landler, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2024
  • There’s balletic and interpretive precision in Comer’s embodiment of Tessa, a courtroom killer of far different intent than her nonpareil television hit woman, Villanelle.
    — Peter Marks, Washington Post, 17 May 2022
  • For countless Americans, the United States military epitomizes nonpareil technological advantage.
    — Will Roper, Wired, 24 Oct. 2020

nonpareil

2 of 2 noun
  • Elvis was the nonpareil of early American rock and roll.
  • Once royal icing is set, use small dab of it to stick on nonpareil for nose.
    — The Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen, Good Housekeeping, 27 Feb. 2020
  • While the iced cookies are still wet, attach the small pearl nonpareils.
    — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Sep. 2022
  • When cookies are cool, brush tops with glaze and sprinkle with nonpareils.
    — Nancy Stohs, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 29 Nov. 2019
  • Carefully lift cake from the top and bottom and roll the sides in nonpareils to coat.
    — Tara Bench, Country Living, 9 Nov. 2016
  • While still slightly wet, sprinkle each cookie with yellow nonpareils.
    — Anna Helm Baxter, Woman's Day, 7 Mar. 2018
  • Other times of year, try rainbow nonpareils or other colors that match the season.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Dec. 2024
  • For a festive coating, roll the truffles in sprinkles — rainbow nonpareils are fun here.
    — Varu Chilakamarri, Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Decorate cookie with a mix of green nonpareils and jimmies around the outer edge to mimic a wreath.
    — Nancy Stohs, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 Dec. 2019
  • Pipe a line of frosting around the hat and sprinkle with nonpareils or desiccated coconut.
    — Woman's Day Kitchen, Woman's Day, 30 Nov. 2018
  • If there’s no chance someone with a milk allergy will eat these nonpareils, continue on as normal.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 24 June 2025
  • Pipe onto pops and decorate with sanding sugar and nonpareils as desired.
    — Woman's Day, 26 May 2023
  • These buttery shortbread crisps are bathed in a sweet yogurt icing and topped with colorful nonpareils for a bit of extra crunch.
    — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 6 Apr. 2026
  • The songs were great, the vocals were wonderful, the musicianship was nonpareil.
    — Chuck Yarborough, cleveland.com, 11 Sep. 2019
  • The red and green nonpareils add the perfect pop of color, making this an excellent choice for a holiday cookie tin.
    — Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 5 Dec. 2025
  • Tom Brady has already had the storybook ending to his nonpareil football career.
    — Chad Finn, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Jan. 2020
  • The dough is rolled in festive hues of red and green nonpareils before baking, and once baked, a milk chocolate kiss is gently pressed into the warm cookie right out of the oven.
    — Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 5 Dec. 2025
  • Many of the performances are nonpareil, attesting to the treasurable artistry of the one and only Slava.
    — John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com, 9 Dec. 2017
  • The Original Glazed doughnut is dipped in blue vanilla icing, sprinkled with Oreo crunch and white nonpareils.
    — Greta Cross, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The candy shop is also adding nonpareils (similar to Nestle’s Sno-Caps) in milk, dark, and white chocolate.
    — Paris Wolfe, cleveland, 31 July 2023
  • The affected chocolate nonpareils were distributed across the United States and sold through various grocery and retail chains.
    — Matt Cannon, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
  • There was always its food and nonpareil service—gracious, respectful, ever present but never intrusive—but also innovations small and large that kept all classes of fliers happy.
    — David Denicolo, Town & Country, 14 Mar. 2018
  • Given the night’s focus on Hollywood’s long love affair with fashion, Sunday’s tribute to Keaton—a style icon nonpareil in her own right—couldn’t have felt more apropos.
    — Vogue, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Owner Carl Fogarty has an impressive collection of antiques, but his treasure trove of vintage maps, currency and books is nonpareil.
    — Claire Goodman, Houston Chronicle, 27 Nov. 2019
  • But if that’s a handicap for producers, the two superstars’ presence in the big races — and, in Swift’s case, as a reaction-shot dancer nonpareil — guarantees a certain amount of tune-in anyway.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 3 Feb. 2025
  • In the next moment, four whales, part of a group of 10 to 15, powered up through the anchovies and broke the surface with their mouths agape, anchovies flying everywhere, a nonpareil marine spectacle.
    — Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, 28 Aug. 2019
  • In fact, the presence of nonpareil play-by-play voice Al Michaels is in a certain way a reminder of how long the Patriots have been hosting these celebrations of the achievements of the previous season.
    — Chad Finn, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2019
  • The astonishing creativity and nonpareil production made the show an uninterrupted marvel.
    — Bill Brownlee, kansascity, 28 Oct. 2017
  • Yet the generation that knows Jim Crow America only from hearsay ought to know what Belafonte explicates in this aggrieved, damaged, nonpareil persona.
    — Armond White, National Review, 11 Mar. 2020
  • Decorate with remaining 1 tablespoon strawberry powder and nonpareils.
    — Liv Dansky, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2024

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