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attire

[uh-tahyuhr] / əˈtaɪər /




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"On the whole I see a positive trend in the operations of the troop groupings," Putin told army leaders Friday, dressed in military attire.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

As for her attire, it was professional, but not something I would wear.

From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026

When he came on the stage shortly after 8pm, dressed in traditional attire, the stadium erupted and the screams barely stopped for the next two-and-a-bit hours.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

But with Patterson on the USC sideline for the first time, gesticulating and sweating in the coaches’ all-black attire, it did drop some concerning clues.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026

“It is the day of the CAKE, so any sort of festive attire ought to be suitable. And they are only children, after all,” she thought.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

The people who showed up at the Harris rally came in clusters, some families and some groups of friends, all of different ages, races and attires.

From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2024

Afghan women wear such colorful and modest attires.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2021

"This would be a colorful Rajasthan wedding, and both Brand and Perry would be attired in Indian wedding attires," Singh said.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 21, 2010

Toni-Leslie James’s carnivalesque costumes provide the only touches of color, and they are limited to the attires of Mr. Bones and Mr. Tambo.

From New York Times ● Mar. 11, 2010

Denise attires her young mistress, who looks really pale after this enforced seclusion.

From Floyd Grandon's Honor by Amanda Minnie Douglas

Ehis now has a master's degree in international business and says it was important to mark the occasion properly attired, even if it can be financially difficult.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

Budanov, attired in a formal suit rather than his usual fatigues, reported tangible results but gave few details.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026

“We believe Cook is a hall-of-fame CEO, and he will be CEO for at least the next two years,” says the ever-colorfully attired Dan Ives of Wedbush Securities.

From Barron's ● Dec. 18, 2025

A key hallmark of Murphy’s status is his voluminous gallery of offbeat characters — an impeccably attired prison convict, a clumsy professor, a wisecracking donkey, an elderly Jewish man and even an obese, abusive wife.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2025

More than a week passed before I slowly caught on that a family of leftish leanings could be bothered by the way their guests were attired.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson

"They were seeing themselves as individuals and set themselves apart," said Wendi Ferreira of the styling duo Wendi and Nicole, who are attiring Oyelowo, Channing Tatum and Chris Pine for the Oscars.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2015

Pledging eternal faithfulness, Frankie proceeds to support Johnnie, attiring him in "hundred-dollar" suits.

From Time Magazine Archive

The merchants should keep their wives from visiting the upper rooms too often, lest they tire their purses by attiring themselves....

From Old and New London Volume I by Walter Thornbury

Chests of treasure were broken open, and the gorgeous robes of the priests dragged forth, many of the mob attiring themselves in them.

From The Golden Grasshopper A story of the days of Sir Thomas Gresham by William Henry Giles Kingston

And who can wonder? he is a guest from necessity, not choice, he neither chose the fashion of his coming or his attiring.

From A Few Words About the Devil And Other Biographical Sketches and Essays by Charles Bradlaugh


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