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

Other winners included Frankenstein, which won three technical prizes - best costume design, production design, and make-up and hairstyling - and racing thriller F1, which won best sound.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

The rest of the time she busied herself sewing a different sort of costume.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood