On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Trappings. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as furnishing or accessory and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Trappings meaning
- Clothing or equipment.
- Something which gives the appearance of something.
- Ornamental coverings or harnesses for a horse; caparisons.
Synonyms of Trappings
Using Trappings
- The main meaning on this page is: Clothing or equipment. | Something which gives the appearance of something. | Ornamental coverings or harnesses for a horse; caparisons.
- Useful related words include: furnishing, accessory, accoutrement, accouterment.
- In the example corpus, trappings often appears in combinations such as: trappings of, the trappings, its trappings.
Context around Trappings
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 8 middle, 9 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Trappings
- In this selection, "trappings" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 23.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, usual, horror, violent, became, lone and stands stand out and add context to how "trappings" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include all the trappings of a and all the trappings of development. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "trappings" sits close to words such as allspring, aloft and asparagus, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with trappings
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Fascism came with the trappings of prosperity. (7 words)
Thankfully, the series avoids those stereotypes and trappings with the character. (11 words)
Although it has many of the trappings of a period piece, primarily explores perception. (14 words)
It was installed by US ambassador, Joe Kennedy, in 1938 and was intended to inspire his children — including a young JFK, who visited his father here in the late 1930s — to achieve power and accustom them to its trappings. (39 words)
The trappings of celebrity followed – overseas travel, red carpet appearances, he became the narrator on Glasgow tourist buses, and he could always be counted on to pack Pitlochry Festival Theatre on a wet Wednesday in January. (36 words)
Weir's gift for immersing the audience in strange environments and cultures elevated the film far above its cop flick trappings, while Ford gave his finest dramatic performance to that point of his career. (34 words)
All in all, most politicians are just chancers; they are motivated by nothing but the trappings of power! (18 words)
Example sentences (20)
Although it has many of the trappings of a period piece, primarily explores perception.
As I write in my book, “As the country engaged in the Cold War against the Soviet Union and its Communist system, food and its trappings became evidence of American superiority.
A western with horror trappings, “Lone Women” is also set on revisiting — and revising — that complicated past.
Fascism came with the trappings of prosperity.
For her, it is now her mission in life to administer and support those who want to make a clean break from the violent trappings of the street.
For years, Adrian Cheng had all the trappings of a third-generation scion preparing to lead one of Hong Kong’s wealthiest clans into a new era.
If you are in the mood for a horror movie with Catholic trappings, stands out from the dross that Hollywood deals in that vein.
It was installed by US ambassador, Joe Kennedy, in 1938 and was intended to inspire his children — including a young JFK, who visited his father here in the late 1930s — to achieve power and accustom them to its trappings.
Like Buhari, Second Republic’s President Shehu Shagari rose from the Fulani stock; but Shagari never displayed the trappings of bigotry and led Nigeria in the path of cohesion and peace.
Lily falls into the same trappings as Veronica for having a melee-focused and also because their perks can be easily replicated.
So, imagine if prayer was the sole elixir, Nigeria would have been an economic powerhouse, enjoying all the trappings of development and economic prosperity.
Thankfully, the series avoids those stereotypes and trappings with the character.
The trappings of celebrity followed – overseas travel, red carpet appearances, he became the narrator on Glasgow tourist buses, and he could always be counted on to pack Pitlochry Festival Theatre on a wet Wednesday in January.
Weir's gift for immersing the audience in strange environments and cultures elevated the film far above its cop flick trappings, while Ford gave his finest dramatic performance to that point of his career.
With that said, there are many, many tragic stories that highlight just how easy it is to succumb to those trappings.
You might not have been to a Bells carnival, but you can picture it: a top-notch fun fair with all the usual trappings – loud music, fast food and faster rides.
All in all, most politicians are just chancers; they are motivated by nothing but the trappings of power!
A suave Billy Dee Williams gets added to the canny Star Wars recipe of old-school drama and gee-whiz sci-fi trappings.
Don’t bring an entourage or the usual trappings of a big-shot CEO.
His rap career is not now — and, to hear him tell it, has never been — about the money, the trappings of celebrity or the cultural prestige.
Common combinations with trappings
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: