Her archness made the playful reprimand land with a wink rather than a rebuke.

The conservatory's roof supported several intricate archings that cast patterned shadows across the marble floor.

The critic noted the play's many archnesses, which gave the characters a charmingly caustic edge.

She gave him an archful smile that suggested she knew more than she said.

The church's stained-glass window was set within a graceful lancet arch that caught the morning light.

The cathedral's Gothic arch cast a graceful shadow across the nave.

During the trial, he realized that his supposed ally was his arch-enemy in disguise.

The architect chose a cycloidal arch for the new footbridge because its span can be set as a specific factor of π times the rise to optimize structural efficiency.

The surgeon carefully inspected the vertebral arch to locate the fracture.

Detectives finally cornered the arch-criminal in an abandoned warehouse.