Sunday best
Example Sentences
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"They would want them to wear their Sunday best and be all clean shaven and looking smart again."
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2023
An exquisite portrait miniature of Rose Prentice, a domestic worker in her Sunday best, painted around 1837, joins the constellation of proud, self-possessed Black women to have served as muse to the artist Mickalene Thomas.
From New York Times ● Sep. 8, 2023
Last weekend, the couple seemingly set aside their differences and put on their Sunday best to take their children to church together, PageSix reported.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2023
Or they’re reading in gardens to children dressed in their Sunday best - Dolly Parton’s “Coat of Many Colors” is a favorite book for performers and kids alike.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 3, 2023
They were all sitting there primly dressed in their spring Sunday best.
From "Bridge to Terabithia" by Katherine Paterson
