costume
Example Sentences
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Still, at least my costume was cutting the right figure.
From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026
That week, she threw on a pencil skirt and “cringey blouse,” a costume from playing a secretary in a TV movie, and read for the part of Emily Charlton again.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
If you were to walk into the costume shop and see my section, it’s like a circus had a party under a rainbow.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
Hong Kong resident Lisa Lau put on a costume drama as she settled on the bed that occupies much of her tiny apartment, trying to take her mind off of a looming eviction.
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
We were wandering around Mr. Potter Palmer’s dry-goods store just a day or so later, my fingers aching from working so many hours on Aunt Kitty’s red fortune-teller costume.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
Vocabulary lists containing costume
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