white tie
Example Sentences
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Trump loves to dress up in white tie and tails to hob-nob with the royals.
From Salon ● May 3, 2026
Guests, which also included Republican lawmakers and several Fox personalities, wore white tie and enjoyed a three-course meal that included ravioli with herbs from the White House garden and Dover sole.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026
The dress code for the evening was white tie attire, the most formal dress code.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
Before the Japan Fair this year, emcee Tomo Hoku Angie gave him a white tie and pocket square patterned with mini hearts and illustrations of pink origami cranes.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 8, 2023
The second man was huge, of a light coffee color, imposing in a frock coat and white tie.
From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner
