cravat
Example Sentences
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“How beautiful she is in her shining raiment,” he rhapsodizes, “her birch-bark body, her sable bodice, her white cravat, her goffered ruff.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026
And, of course, there is Lisa, who spends the first episode doing a posh take on Diane Keaton’s “Annie Hall” wardrobe, complete with a lavender cravat.
From Salon • Dec. 2, 2025
Dean, 25, wore a stiff shirt, cravat, argyle jumper and pinstripe team blazer.
From BBC • Feb. 13, 2024
Davis, though, would certainly take one of those silk cashmere scarves Ms. Nichanian substituted for a cravat and knot it outside his shirt.
From New York Times • Jan. 26, 2022
Joseph loosened his cravat, took out a cloth and polish from the pantry, and got on his knees.
From "The Marvels" by Brian Selznick
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