cap and gown

Example Sentences

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Her mother sold Gibson’s stuffed animals and her own jewelry to afford her high-school graduation cap and gown.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

In her graduation photo, De Santiago stares the camera down, resplendent in her black satin cap and gown.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2025

Sophia did not wear the typical cap and gown that commencement speakers usually don, but instead wore a black-and-red D’Youville University hoodie.

From New York Times • May 15, 2024

They all went to her graduation ceremony to see her don her cap and gown and take to the stage.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2023

Above the rear-view mirror over the windshield, there was a small, framed photograph of a girl dressed in academic cap and gown.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger