de rigueur
Example Sentences
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Savory cocktails have become de rigueur in recent years, and if we’re willing to sip olive or oyster brine, why not try some broth in your drink?
From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026
Outfit changes and groomsman photo-ops are de rigueur for some, while others express their newly empowered groom voices through the deployment of personal themes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
The practice caught on, and now it’s nearly de rigueur for politicians to wear it on their attire.
From Salon ● Apr. 6, 2025
Back then, orange blossoms were the de rigueur flower of wedding bouquets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2024
Though self-aggrandizement was de rigueur among the generalissimos of the time, he remained ever cautious.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
