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
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
Asked to confirm that Mr. Spacey had arrived by private jet, Mr. John said he supposed that was the case because he did not think anyone wore white tie on a commercial flight.
From New York Times • Jul. 17, 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
