once-elegant

Occasional bare light bulbs screwed into once-elegant wall sconces provided minimal illumination.

Fatal Circle Linda Robertson 2010

She sat with her slender arms wrapped around herself, the dirt-smudged tatters of her once-elegant gown a poor protection against the brisk mountain wind.

The Devil Wears Plaid Teresa Medeiros 2010

Her presumably once-elegant coiffure was wrecked, and her hair cascaded over her creamy bare shoulders in a profusion of tumbled waves that were the glorious red of Titian.

Shameless KAREN ROBARDS 2010

Preval was standing before the once-elegant, now collapsed presidential palace as he handed out medals of appreciation to aid groups and some big names who've kept a spotlight on Haiti, including Sean Penn and Bill Clinton.

Huge Sums Raised, Much Unspent, After Haiti Quake 2010

Her presumably once-elegant coiffure was wrecked, and her hair cascaded over her creamy bare shoulders in a profusion of tumbled waves that were the glorious red of Titian.

Shameless KAREN ROBARDS 2010

Eventually, they entered a square where once-elegant redbrick townhouses had been converted into shops with rented apartments above them.

THE TIME QUAKE Linda Buckley-Archer 2009

Eventually, they entered a square where once-elegant redbrick townhouses had been converted into shops with rented apartments above them.

THE TIME QUAKE Linda Buckley-Archer 2009

Eventually, they entered a square where once-elegant redbrick townhouses had been converted into shops with rented apartments above them.

THE TIME QUAKE Linda Buckley-Archer 2009

Eventually, they entered a square where once-elegant redbrick townhouses had been converted into shops with rented apartments above them.

THE TIME QUAKE Linda Buckley-Archer 2009

Eventually, they entered a square where once-elegant redbrick townhouses had been converted into shops with rented apartments above them.

THE TIME QUAKE Linda Buckley-Archer 2009