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

Presiding over the courtroom in the traditional black robe and white tie, he immediately threw out the case, citing a youth court statute that encourages rehabilitation rather than punishment.

From New York Times • Apr. 22, 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