in dishabille
Example Sentences
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He is angsty and brooding and petulant—a lithe musician who spends his days making ambient drone rock in dishabille.
From Slate • Apr. 23, 2014
The arms were folded in dishabille resignation, as if to say: I know I'm stylish, but I don't need to prove it.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 4, 2013
They are akin to the numerous wives, who, reserving not only silks and satins, but neatness and courtesy, for company, are always in dishabille in their husbands' houses.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 08, June 1858 by Various
But the hour could not have been the fashionable one in Partoowye, since the ladies were invariably in dishabille.
From Omoo by Melville, Herman
"What do you want, Helen?" asked Mrs. Desmond at last, commanding her voice with difficulty, for not only had the sudden knocking really alarmed her, but she particularly disliked being found in dishabille.
From Unlucky A Fragment of a Girl's Life by Austin, Caroline
