2007, Scott Smith, A Simple PlanChristmas decorations clung to the light poles lining the street — green, red, and white tinselly creations: snowmen, Santas, reindeer, candy canes...
1978, Edward Lewis Wallant, The PawnbrokerShe was a light-skinned girl of frail and tinselly beauty...
1984, Louise T Reynolds, The New Renaissance...the insurance money his death would provide might help his sons to become the tinselly images of a perfect salesman he had so foolishly hoped to be...