white tie and tails
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
Mr Sunak stepped along a careful line in his white tie and tails speech at the Lord Mayor's banquet.
From BBC • Dec. 10, 2022
The ceremony starts at 1500 GMT and features glamorous formal wear, with the men in white tie and tails and women in flowing gowns and elegant hairdos.
From Reuters • Dec. 10, 2022
He donned a white tie and tails to dine with Queen Elizabeth II. He sipped iced vodka with 700 bankers and business executives.
From Washington Post • Mar. 4, 2022
In Hollywood’s lamented Golden Age, the visual tell for money and social arrival was a tuxedo or, at the highest end, white tie and tails.
From New York Times • Jan. 22, 2018
