tartan

Example Sentences

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The Ramones had songs based on “Saturday Night,” and they dressed in the tartan plaids of Queens, which is the black leather jackets.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

William watched as his wife, Catherine, known as Kate, tried her hand at helping weave a two-mile-long tartan scarf at a mental health charity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

She wore a tartan outfit with powerful shoulder pads and a full skirt.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

Meanwhile Vivienne Westwood featured tartan such as Bruce of Kinnaird in a number of her collections such as Anglomania.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026

Along the corridors they raced, and one by one the Patronuses left them; Professor McGonagall’s tartan dressing gown rustled over the floor, and Harry and Luna jogged behind her under the Cloak.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling