dapper

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Looking dapper in a pink tux, the star dedicated his prize to "everyone in this room who believes in the power of black music".

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

Rakell Foye supplied the period costumes—the Devil got a dapper suit and hat, and Robert’s outfit changed from country-boy drab to a slick purple outfit when he became the Delta King.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2025

Wardlaw looks like a skinny Santa Claus with long white hair and beard, but he was dressed somberly Saturday night, like a dapper Scrooge after his epiphany.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2025

The genial, dapper TV host with the gleaming smile and perfectly coiffed hair had hosted two local TV game shows in L.A. before going national with “What’s This Song?”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2025

Just then, Arthur Devlin, wearing a dapper pin-striped suit and sporting a sleek black cane, approached Mrs. Larkin.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool