costume
Example Sentences
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Now, your costume is a leotard with a skirt sewn onto it, so that if you raise your arms, it doesn't come adrift.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
The cost of a single masquerade, we are told—including admission and costume rental—equaled 132% of a middling family’s weekly disposable income.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Footage purportedly of Sunday's incident filmed by other zoogoers and shared on social media shows a person wearing a costume and carrying a stuffed toy jumping over a fence and into the monkey enclosure.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
A video posted on Disney’s social media showed the actor in full costume, then lifting his helmet to reveal himself.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
I even picked up odd jobs over at Mr. Pinkerton’s detective agency, sewing stylish trousers and cotton shirts for Mr. Bangs and his costume supply.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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