Sentence examples for fancy threads from inspiring English sources

And he will use his fancy threads several more times, aides say, before his second term ends.

A lobbyist was born, and this one proved to be an especially smooth operator, cruising through the halls of Congress with a brisk gait and fancy threads.

For those whose plans are still up in the air, seven critics and reporters of The New York Times suggest itineraries involving clubs, restaurants, theaters and, yes, Central Park: There is something to be said about getting all gussied up in fancy threads and teetering heels to ring in the New Year.

Anyone who has quoted St. Augustine, listened to Édith Piaf, mused upon the existentialist works of Albert Camus, worn the fancy threads of Yves Saint Laurent, seen a film by Isabelle Adjani or marveled at the unusual headers of the soccer star Zinédine Zidane has already appreciated the cultural achievements of Algerians, full-blooded, partial-blooded or French-born.

Dean Craig Pelton is known for his fabulous outfits, but there has always been a suspicion that there is a deeper reason behind his fetish for fancy threads.

In her second outing with director Assayas, Stewart plays an American personal shopper in Paris, running between fashion houses to pick up the fancy threads for a vacuous supermodel.

Deborah Pietras, a high-powered computer equipment saleswoman based near Washington, D.C., says she's wild about needlepoint, lavishing as much as $400 a month on needlepoint canvases, fancy metallic threads and finishing.

(Sulcas) binbinFactory (Friday and Saturday) Satoshi Haga and Rie Fukuzawa are the oddly spelled binbinFactory, a New York-based duo who create duets for themselves -- in this instance, "The Same, Only Different" (not a name that bodes well to a critic, but anyway), "Two in a Wild Fancy" and "Thread".

Ask for advice, though, before buying those chic-looking gift envelopes tied with fancy papier-mâché thread — they're used to hold money for different occasions, and you don't want to show up at a wedding with an envelope meant for a funeral.

But at the hotels where most business travelers stay, room service has not gotten the kind of attention that has been lavished on fancy spas and high-thread-count linens — at least not yet.

You don't need to use any fancy sewing techniques; just thread your needle (tying a knot at the end) and pass it through the first small hole on the extension clip and through the ridge of the hair weft.