academic gown
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Hockney wore a gold lamé jacket at the ceremony, under the traditional academic gown.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026
The price covers the student's ticket, academic gown hire, a souvenir brochure and access to a 90-minute garden party.
From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2022
Helen Hadassah Levinthal, comely in academic gown and four-pointed choir-singer's cap, preached at the three big holiday services, as near to being a rabbi as a female might be.
From Time Magazine Archive
Mounting the platform steps to get an LL.D. degree, he had caught his foot in the hem of his purple-trimmed academic gown.
From Time Magazine Archive
Paul had planned to march with the college women, so she was wearing her black academic gown.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
