white tie
Example Sentences
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He donned a white tie and tails to dine with Queen Elizabeth II. He sipped iced vodka with 700 bankers and business executives.
From Washington Post
Technically, they should only be worn with full evening dress, known as white tie, but as that hardly exists any longer … oh, go ahead.
From Washington Post
It was strange to think of all our leaders wearing the school’s white ties and waistcoats, and walking the same cobbled streets as us.
From Washington Post
During the event late Wednesday, Kim, wearing a cream-colored suit and a shiny white tie, emerged as the clock struck midnight.
From Seattle Times
Astonishingly McGuinness then went on to dine in white tie and tails with the Queen at Windsor Castle.
From BBC
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