How to Use chemise in a Sentence
chemise
noun
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One is a dress version — a one-piece with a chemise underneath it.
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Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
8 Sep. 2021
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One is a cute lace teddy with a matching short robe, and the other is a silky chemise with a long, matching robe.
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Monique Judge,
The Root,
2 May 2018
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This is where the investment of a beautiful robe or chemise comes into play.
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Heather Hall,
Harper's BAZAAR,
8 Mar. 2021
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The items also include a chemise, cream and red stockings, a black shirt and two pairs of leather boots, which were made by shoemaker J. Sparks-Hall of London.
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Francisco Guzman and Brian Ries,
CNN,
20 Jan. 2020
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In a drag-’em-out, bust-‘em-up battle for a parking spot between The Cheetah and a Zoobilation-goer in a cheetah-print chemise, who would win?
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Sarah Bahr,
Indianapolis Star,
8 June 2018
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Well, if this was the Victorian era, the girls would have been wearing an elaborate system of bloomers/a chemise, a corset, a hoop, a petticoat, a skirt, and a bodice.
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Emma Specter,
Vogue,
25 Dec. 2019
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The subject reclines voluptuously, her eyes closed, her face turned up to the light, a silky white chemise slipping carelessly from her ample shoulder.
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Rebecca Mead,
The New Yorker,
28 Sep. 2020
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For fall, there is a distinct anti-fancy attitude in plain silk dresses and the pairing of rough shearling coats with wispy '20s-style chemises.
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Cathy Horyn,
Harper's BAZAAR,
12 Aug. 2014
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Look no further than Bum Cake’s vintage chemise and Torlowei’s ethically made satin skirt.
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Alexis Bennett,
Vogue,
26 Jan. 2021
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Black lace trim details the sating chemise, which features a see-through stomach panel beginning at the underbust.
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Abby Dupes,
Seventeen,
24 Oct. 2022
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Items include wigs, bras, hats, turbans, scarves, forms and chemises, all donated by Ribbons of Hope in Pasco County.
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Jean Hamilton,
Tampa Bay Times,
21 Feb. 2017
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Hailey's outfit consisted of a chemise-style top with black lace detailing with underwear and suspenders that was finished off, of course, with a silk eye mask to nod to the masquerade theme.
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Fiona Ward,
Glamour,
24 Oct. 2022
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Between them came austere black and gray suiting with the ruff of a clerical collar peeking out; lacy chemise dresses and tapestry brocades.
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Vanessa Friedman,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2020
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The sensitive Solange, for instance, often sports a white chemise dotted with tiny red hearts, a nod to her youthful vulnerability.
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Caitlin Quinlan,
Variety,
15 Aug. 2021
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Bernhardt’s Marguerite draped herself in luxurious costumes, Duse’s wore a chemise.
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Rachel Shteir,
WSJ,
23 Aug. 2018
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These women, dressed in calf-length culottes with chemises and jackets in dark pastel colors, remain gently purposeful throughout.
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Alastair MacAulay,
New York Times,
11 Feb. 2018
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Mountain slopes once cloaked by manzanita, chemise and other chaparral were rendered into moonscapes.
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Tom Stienstra,
San Francisco Chronicle,
22 Oct. 2017
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The handful of delicates worn before the festivities begin—silk robes, chemises, camis, and so forth—also fall into this category.
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Glamour,
29 June 2018
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This past summer, bracken ferns, grass and wildflowers emerged in charred soils beneath tree skeletons. Exposed slopes where dry chemise and manzanita were incinerated remain largely barren.
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Tom Stienstra,
San Francisco Chronicle,
22 Oct. 2017
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After this beginning in silence, the piece becomes a collaboration with the singer-musician Gelsey Bell — who shares the stage, is similarly dressed (barefoot, leggings and chemise in matching brown) and is evidently a kindred spirit.
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Alastair MacAulay,
New York Times,
22 Mar. 2018
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