black tie
Example Sentences
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Think Orient Express but with more Shiraz and less black tie: The Aurora and Australis suites come with queen beds, butler service and free-flowing Champagne.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 20, 2025
The name, the ubiquitous police sketch — close-cropped hair, black suit, black tie, black sunglasses — have become legend.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 18, 2023
British A-list stars attending the black tie event include Dame Anna Wintour and outgoing British Vogue editor Edward Enninful, designers Stella McCartney and Victoria Beckham, as well as actors Emilia Clarke and Tom Sturridge.
From BBC • Sep. 14, 2023
She arrived at the interview in a black tuxedo jacket with slim black tie worn over a bare clavicle, fresh from a taping of “Watch What Happens Live.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 30, 2023
He chuckled again as he held out a cloak for her and a pair of ugly black tie shoes.
From "The Devil's Arithmetic" by Jane Yolen
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
