dishabille
Example Sentences
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Soprano Lindsey Reynolds emerged from a packing crate in 19th-century dishabille and threw a convincing diva fit as La Contessa di Folleville.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 1, 2025
The lighting is knockout artful and the costumes are all sci-fi dishabille.
From Washington Post • Mar. 23, 2016
He is angsty and brooding and petulant—a lithe musician who spends his days making ambient drone rock in dishabille.
From Slate • Apr. 23, 2014
The arms were folded in dishabille resignation, as if to say: I know I'm stylish, but I don't need to prove it.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 4, 2013
It is no longer the custom in American packet ships for ladies to persevere in what is called a sea-dress: that is, a sort of dishabille prepared expressly for the voyage.
From Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners by Leslie, Eliza
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
