black tie
Example Sentences
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The actor did change from the formal black ensemble he wore to the show and to the restaurant into a brown double-breasted suit with a white shirt and black tie for the Vanity Fair party.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026
On New Year’s Eve, during my family’s stay, the hotel was teeming with visitors in black tie.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
At the six-minute Crown Court hearing on Tuesday, Coote, who wore a navy suit and black tie, spoke only to confirm his name and enter his guilty plea.
From BBC • Oct. 14, 2025
The name, the ubiquitous police sketch — close-cropped hair, black suit, black tie, black sunglasses — have become legend.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 18, 2023
He’s wearing a button-down dingy shirt with a sad black tie.
From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
