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ritz

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for ritz.

Editorial note

As an example Ritz Hotels does not dilute the value of Ritz Crackers.

Examples19
Definitions3
Parts of speech2

Quick take

A surname.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of ritz gathered in one view.

noun

A surname.

noun

(informal, usually preceded by the) A display of ostentatious elegance.

verb

(informal) To behave in an ostentatiously elegant manner.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for ritz.

noun

A surname.

noun

(informal, usually preceded by the) A display of ostentatious elegance.

verb

(informal) To behave in an ostentatiously elegant manner.

Example sentences

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As an example Ritz Hotels does not dilute the value of Ritz Crackers.

2

A quick google tells me that ritz-carlton, intercontinental and other luxury hotels like kempinski all provide free wifi.

3

Hotels do this all the time (see, e.g., the Ritz Carlton, which sells condos at the top of its hotels).

4

Most new development is based around nrepl, but you get some (not all) of its functionality thanks to ritz[8] being abstracted.

5

The coast was socked in, and the Ritz golf course seemed kind of scraggly.

6

Emilion Grand Cru 1986 and the Bride Suite of the Ritz have also dropped.

7

There are a lot more Hampton Inns than Ritz Carltons for a reason.

8

I used to work in the hotel industry in everything from Doubletree up to Ritz Carlton.

9

More people stay at a Holiday Inn than The Ritz Carlton.

10

You'll have to get Ritz on its own for that.

11

When he started talking about a song from a movie I was really hoping he'd do the Puttin' On The Ritz from Young Frankenstein.

12

Every photographer thinks they are the Ritz Carlton.

Quote examples

1

Scott Fitzgerald short stories including the eponymous "The Diamond as Big as the Ritz".

2

Of course that'd quickly become a total eff-job trying to figure out what could reasonably be called "equivalent quality" so that people don't get cancelled on and stay at the Ritz.

3

The message has been driven home so well that stupid things happen like a mother getting fined for packing a nutritious lunch for her daughter, but not including the all-important "Ritz" food group[1].

4

> Marvin Gaye's biographer, David Ritz, sided with Gaye's family, though he said he's uncertain whether from a legal standpoint "Blurred Lines" technically infringes the copyright on Gaye's song.

Proper noun examples

1

We'll be hosting downtown at the Alamo Drafthouse Ritz, a movie theater known for its quality experiences and great food.

2

The three bombers also died in the attacks 17 July 2009 — The JW Marriott and Ritz-Carlton Hotels in Jakarta, were hit by separate suicide bombings five minutes apart.

3

I was lucky enough to be staying at a Ritz-Carlton a couple of years ago and poked my head into an employee break room out of curiosity.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use ritz in a sentence?

As an example Ritz Hotels does not dilute the value of Ritz Crackers.

What does ritz mean?

A surname.

What part of speech is ritz?

ritz is commonly used as noun, verb.