Lace is an English word of 4 letters with synonyms like twine or weave. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Lace in a sentence
Related words
Lace meaning
- A light fabric containing patterns of holes, usually built up from a single thread.
- A cord or ribbon passed through eyelets in a shoe or garment, pulled tight and tied to fasten the shoe or garment firmly.
- A snare or gin, especially one made of interwoven cords; a net.
Synonyms of Lace
Using Lace
- The main meaning on this page is: A light fabric containing patterns of holes, usually built up from a single thread. | A cord or ribbon passed through eyelets in a shoe or garment, pulled tight and tied to fasten the shoe or garment firmly. | A snare or gin, especially one made of interwoven cords; a net.
- Useful related words include: twine, weave, tissue, twist.
- In the example corpus, lace often appears in combinations such as: lace up, lace and, the lace.
Context around Lace
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 10 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Lace
- In this selection, "lace" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, black, featuring, wonder, market, making and bond stand out and add context to how "lace" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a black lace camisole leopard and all black lace dress for. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "lace" sits close to words such as accumulate, augmented and bowie, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with lace
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A complex, white lace choker completes the regal look. (9 words)
Arsenic & Old Lace opens at Florians Theatre on Wednesday, May 31. (11 words)
Lace is elegant and versatile, and every woman needs at least one lace ensemble. (14 words)
It was used in 17th-century French lace making, crochetage designating a stitch used to join separate pieces of lace, and crochet subsequently designating both a specific type of fabric and the hooked needle used to produce it. (38 words)
In one of the photos, she sported layers upon layers of pieces — including a black lace camisole, leopard-printed tank top, white tank top, and dark gray long-sleeved shirt featuring a lace short-sleeve. (35 words)
Now any woman who dons a top hat, fingerless gloves, shawls, leather and lace, lace-up boots or thick bangs—all together or one at a time—is considered to be biting her style. (34 words)
Are you looking for an elegant Aso Ebi lace style to make a fashion statement at your traditional wedding? (19 words)
Example sentences (20)
Lace Market Galleries of Justice in the Lace Market The Lace Market area just south of Hockley has streets with four to seven-storey red brick warehouses, iron railings and red phone boxes.
The strapless option has an added flair with a lace back — featuring lace made in Italy.
According to Nolan, the Wonder Lace Bond Lace Melt Mousse delivers a stronghold with a natural look and is easy to apply.
Her look hailed from the spring 2025 collection and included a shimmering multicolored jacket alongside a lace high-neck blouse and a layered mini skirt that also featured red lace.
In one of the photos, she sported layers upon layers of pieces — including a black lace camisole, leopard-printed tank top, white tank top, and dark gray long-sleeved shirt featuring a lace short-sleeve.
Lastly, the Just Your Type Lace Teddy is giving me drama with all that see through lace detailing.
Part of the Canberra Lace Guild, Mrs Henderson meets with women from across the region monthly to make lace and share knowledge.
Jenner and her sister, Kendall Jenner, in California Wednesday by a lace company claiming underwear sold by the Jenners by their online shop and in Nordstrom infringes on their copyrighted lace designs.
Now any woman who dons a top hat, fingerless gloves, shawls, leather and lace, lace-up boots or thick bangs—all together or one at a time—is considered to be biting her style.
Lace is elegant and versatile, and every woman needs at least one lace ensemble.
It was used in 17th-century French lace making, crochetage designating a stitch used to join separate pieces of lace, and crochet subsequently designating both a specific type of fabric and the hooked needle used to produce it.
Lace making was encouraged as an island-industry during the pre-war period, initiated by Emily Jackson in 1890 and a lace-making school was opened in 1908.
A complex, white lace choker completes the regal look.
A fun competition will also take lace on Sunday, September 24 when the search takes place for the best (or Cloonacoolest) Little Farmer and Farmerette.
Although they can fish the Bitterroot River by walking out their back door, for most of the summer they fish in the many streams that lace the watershed.
Among the things she was known for was her collection of judicial collars, lace and beaded adornments she would wear over her robe.
A perfect early "sewing" kit for little ones, this lace-up set comes with three dinosaur shapes and three shoe laces for weaving.
Are you looking for an elegant Aso Ebi lace style to make a fashion statement at your traditional wedding?
Arsenic & Old Lace opens at Florians Theatre on Wednesday, May 31.
Becky G — who won latin pop/reggaeton song of the year — wore an all-black lace dress for the night out.
Common combinations with lace
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- lace up 22×
- lace and 15×
- the lace 11×
- white lace 11×
- with lace 10×
- black lace 10×
- and lace 9×
- lace detailing 8×
- to lace 8×
- lace gown 7×