Trappings

Definition

trappings /'træpÇŋz/ n [pl] အေဆာင္အေယာင္ အဆင္တန္ဆာမ်ား။ a big car, a country house, and all the other trappings of success ❍ He had the trappings of high office but no real power.

Examples

1. ‘Her diaries and letters reveal a woman determined to succeed as a singer and who was chuffed with her success and the trappings that came with it.’
2. ‘In a sense
3. his undoing was the fact that he made no secret of how he revelled in success and its trappings.’
4. ‘There is a message in the serial: too many people dream of a fast car
5. a big house
6. and all the material trappings.’
7. ‘Of course I've got all the trappings of success
8. but it hurts when friends treat me like some circus freak.’
9. ‘The title refers to New Zealanders who have forsaken material trappings and joined the Buddhist faith.’
10. ‘Even so
11. he is not totally immune to the trappings of success.’
12. ‘However
13. it lacks most of the trappings usually associated with the genre.’
14. ‘I've spent the last few years acquiring the trappings and signs of the middle class.’
15. ‘They undermined the social hierarchy even as they left its outward trappings intact.’
16. ‘My father
17. a flamboyant millionaire
18. enjoyed spending his money on toys and the trappings of success.’
19. ‘So who are we to condemn the materialistic trappings of our stars?’
20. ‘He was a man who never learned to quit
21. a man who always sought success in his undertakings but never the trappings of success.’
22. ‘Unfortunately
23. I bought into all the trappings that money and success
24. you know
25. could buy.’
26. ‘Have you ever wanted to live in a rural setting
27. yet enjoy all trappings associated with living in the heart of the town?’
28. ‘Today
29. she couldn't care less about the trappings of success.’
30. ‘Do tourists bring more than this to see the Queen and the associated trappings?’
31. ‘Here there were many final reminders of how people live here with few material trappings.’
32. ‘While distinctly fleshy now
33. sporting all the trappings of wealth and success
34. he still pushes life to its limit.’
35. ‘Yet
36. despite all these trappings of success and personal happiness
37. of late he has been questioning exactly where his own life is going.’
38. ‘He deserves his financial success and the trappings of wealth that come from working hard.’