costume

Example Sentences

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That was the costume she wore to her gig on Sept. 16, 1991.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

They can’t bump into each other or any of the 42 actors also rushing around getting in and out of costume.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

One vendor sold t-shirts with captions proclaiming “LEGEND” alternatively accompanying pictures of Charlie Kirk or, for some reason, Andy Griffith and Don Knotts together in costume from The Andy Griffith Show.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

They comment with equal sophistication on ballet steps, choreography, history, musicology and the minute details of costume design.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

I would flip through her botany books to find the perfect one, and we’d go to the craft store together and make an elaborate costume.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller