How to Use panache in a Sentence

panache

noun
  • She played the role of hostess with great panache.
  • But their on-court panache had nothing on their off-court wardrobes.
    — Bill Van Niekerken, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 June 2018
  • Their car windows are down to add some breeze-in-the-hair panache.
    — Rachel Besser, Vogue, 1 Apr. 2021
  • There is some visual panache here, and scenes that show promise.
    — Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2023
  • Still, this potent pony car has plenty of panache to please its fans.
    — Michael Simari, Car and Driver, 5 Oct. 2017
  • There are other avian options to bronze in the oven and present with panache.
    — Florence Fabricant, New York Times, 13 Nov. 2023
  • The book is self-published, but the story is told with skill and panache.
    — Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2021
  • These are the workhorses of the bike world—and with plenty of panache at last.
    — Aaron Gulley, Outside Online, 14 May 2015
  • Lemkin also shares some tips and tricks to pulling off a cowboy boot with panache, too.
    — Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country, 22 Aug. 2023
  • The man guides the pigs home with utter assurance and panache.
    — New York Times, 15 Mar. 2022
  • Ferrari isn't short on panache, so the design of the theme park is all cars, all the time.
    — Mara Balagtas, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Jan. 2017
  • Wear it over a sleek blazer paired with black boots, adding extra panache to a suave evening look.
    — Ty Gaskins, Men's Health, 12 Dec. 2022
  • Hill skis the moguls of these emotional lurches with panache.
    — John Timpane, Philly.com, 19 Oct. 2017
  • Siegal took on the challenge with her usual panache.
    — Brent Lang, Variety, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Henderson manned the job with polish and panache for most of the past three decades.
    — Jeff Duncan, NOLA.com, 4 Mar. 2018
  • Yet for all of his panache, there’s always been so much substance with Sanders.
    — Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2021
  • Some restaurants have proven that dining can have some panache even in the age of Covid.
    — Kim Severson, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2020
  • As in the Times piece, the story-telling has panache and is rich in telling detail.
    — Nicholas Varchaver, Fortune, 18 June 2017
  • Odom and Young leap into their parts with the trust and panache of a couples trapeze act.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 16 June 2024
  • Odom and Young leap into their parts with the trust and panache of a couples trapeze act.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2023
  • This bag itself may be the epitome of that, for all golfers who want that panache in their game.
    — Red Fabbri, Travel + Leisure, 12 Mar. 2024
  • So make the most of it with a shopping trip to find some home decor that will light up your life with a bit of panache.
    — Darcel Rockett, chicagotribune.com, 2 Nov. 2019
  • The rest of the story is well known, though the authors tell it with riveting panache.
    — Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ, 18 Mar. 2022
  • This was an outstanding Olympic debut, full of poise and panache.
    — Martin Rogers, USA TODAY Sports, 12 Feb. 2018
  • The hotel is a trophy project, for sure, but one that’s been achieved with more than a little panache.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 June 2026
  • Clearly, the novelty of the novel virus has lost its panache.
    — Mare Czinar, azcentral, 1 May 2020
  • It’s also secured with a clasp made from the antler of a white tail deer and has leather lace for extra pouch panache.
    — René A. Guzman, ExpressNews.com, 4 Aug. 2020
  • Getting through it with panache, and making sense of it, was his second, and the more amazing.
    — Zachary Lewis, cleveland.com, 9 Mar. 2018
  • The servers brought the food out table by table with a choreographed panache that added to the night's decadence.
    — USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2023
  • Learn how to make this old-school diner dessert with almost as much panache as those waitresses in roller skates.
    — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2026

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