attire
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Instead, reporters sat in their black-tie attire and behaved like sycophants.
From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2026
The women were joined by male university students sporting tattoos and T-shirts, Western attire frowned upon by the regime.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Businesses in Afghanistan's western city of Herat have suffered from a downturn in female customers opting to stay home following a recent crackdown by morality police on women's attire, according to shopkeepers, drivers and residents.
From Barron's ● Jul. 12, 2026
But, he said, his cowboy attire was no costume.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
Nothing good could come of our formal attire, of that I was sure.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
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The people who showed up at the Harris rally came in clusters, some families and some groups of friends, all of different ages, races and attires.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2024
When the cruise company told some of them that at least 250 Newfoundlander couples were already booked, many brought their flags and traditional attires to celebrate the island's heritage on board.
From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2024
"This would be a colorful Rajasthan wedding, and both Brand and Perry would be attired in Indian wedding attires," Singh said.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 21, 2010
Toni-Leslie James’s carnivalesque costumes provide the only touches of color, and they are limited to the attires of Mr. Bones and Mr. Tambo.
From New York Times ● Mar. 11, 2010
About this time he instituted the Order of the Garter, and his tournaments were thronged with gay knights and gayer ladies in gorgeous attires.
From A Student's History of England, v. 1 (of 3) From the earliest times to the Death of King Edward VII by Gardiner, Samuel Rawson
Ehis now has a master's degree in international business and says it was important to mark the occasion properly attired, even if it can be financially difficult.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Introduced in 2020 and revised for the 2025 model-year, the GV80 is smartly attired, with an urbane flair very unlike the genre’s usual rustications.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026
“We believe Cook is a hall-of-fame CEO, and he will be CEO for at least the next two years,” says the ever-colorfully attired Dan Ives of Wedbush Securities.
From Barron's ● Dec. 18, 2025
In his own weekly television show Mr. Maduro appears next to brightly attired traditional singers and dancers who promote his policies in song.
From New York Times ● May 9, 2024
The dark warrior was more richly attired than any of the company.
From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander
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"They were seeing themselves as individuals and set themselves apart," said Wendi Ferreira of the styling duo Wendi and Nicole, who are attiring Oyelowo, Channing Tatum and Chris Pine for the Oscars.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2015
Pledging eternal faithfulness, Frankie proceeds to support Johnnie, attiring him in "hundred-dollar" suits.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Then came a great deal of amusement in attiring Andrew.
From A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia by Douglas, Amanda Minnie
And who can wonder? he was a guest from necessity, not choice, he neither chose the fashion of his coming, or that of his attiring.
From Theological Essays by Bradlaugh, Charles
Selinda, enraptured by her own efficiency in grooming and attiring the girl, marched behind her, unable to detach herself from her own handiwork.
From The Moonlit Way by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)
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