in dishabille
Example Sentences
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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
No great lover of state or state costume at any time, he was generally, towards the close of an evening, completely in dishabille, and in this condition he now presented himself to his subjects.
From Jack Sheppard A Romance by Ainsworth, William Harrison
Solitude is averse to being surprised in dishabille, and surrounds herself with all sorts of defensive obstacles.
From Captain Fracasse by Gautier, Théophile
From this point of view, a sketch of the salon at Cinq-Cygne has the raciness of history seen in dishabille.
From An Historical Mystery by Wormeley, Katharine Prescott
