tenue

Example Sentences

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He knows Ronaldo will be missing for the start of his tenue.

From BBC • Jul. 8, 2022

It is clear to me that Mr. Finkel obtained access and a copy of the video during his tenue as an embedded journalist.

From Salon • Mar. 1, 2013

I dressed for dinner in my "smoking," though under ordinary circumstances I should have considered this rather formal, but I was glad I did, for she appeared in full evening tenue.

From The Diary of a U-boat Commander With an Introduction and Explanatory Notes by Etienne by King-Hall, Stephen, Sir

As far as personnel was concerned, this cupboard was left as bare as a fashionable lady's back when en grande tenue in "Victory Year."

From Experiences of a Dug-out, 1914-1918 by Callwell, C. E. (Charles Edward), Sir

I hear that to the astonishment of everybody the Queen appeared at the Enthüllung, where all other people were en grande tenue, in a little small round hat with a lilac feather.

From The Letters of Queen Victoria : A Selection from Her Majesty's Correspondence between the Years 1837 and 1861 Volume 3, 1854-1861 by Benson, Arthur Christopher