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attire

[uh-tahyuhr] / əˈtaɪər /




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He shows a meme featuring former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo in traditional attire, standing with his hands on his hips and staring deadpan into the camera.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

A new initiative introduced this year allows bureaucrats in Tokyo to come to work in shorts -- a groundbreaking move in a country where formal business attire still rules.

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

The shoes have endured because they’re comfortable and go well with formal and casual attire.

From MarketWatch Aug. 15, 2026

With his elevated speech, tony air and throwback attire, he’s like someone from another era; you could see him as one of Jay Gatsby’s pals or a bon vivant who drops by on “Downton Abbey.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

Stephens remem-bered seeingjockeys in hill road-work attire gathering at a bowling alley, so lathered that sweat spouted from their shoes with each step.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

The people who showed up at the Harris rally came in clusters, some families and some groups of friends, all of different ages, races and attires.

From Salon Aug. 8, 2024

Afghan women wear such colorful and modest attires.

From BBC Sep. 13, 2021

"This would be a colorful Rajasthan wedding, and both Brand and Perry would be attired in Indian wedding attires," Singh said.

From Seattle Times Oct. 21, 2010

Toni-Leslie James’s carnivalesque costumes provide the only touches of color, and they are limited to the attires of Mr. Bones and Mr. Tambo.

From New York Times Mar. 11, 2010

He sees the face of right t'appear as manifold As are the passions of uncertain man; Who puts it in all colours, all attires, To serve his ends, and make his courses hold.

From A History of Elizabethan Literature by George Saintsbury

Ehis now has a master's degree in international business and says it was important to mark the occasion properly attired, even if it can be financially difficult.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

Introduced in 2020 and revised for the 2025 model-year, the GV80 is smartly attired, with an urbane flair very unlike the genre’s usual rustications.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 6, 2026

In one of the more arguably iconic sequences, David Byrne and his band — all attired in bright blue uniforms — appeared Tuesday to perform the Talking Heads anthem “Burning Down the House.”

From Los Angeles Times May 22, 2026

“We believe Cook is a hall-of-fame CEO, and he will be CEO for at least the next two years,” says the ever-colorfully attired Dan Ives of Wedbush Securities.

From Barron's Dec. 18, 2025

He arrived at the big New York money management firm as formally attired as he had ever been in his entire life to find its partners in t-shirts and sweatpants.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

"They were seeing themselves as individuals and set themselves apart," said Wendi Ferreira of the styling duo Wendi and Nicole, who are attiring Oyelowo, Channing Tatum and Chris Pine for the Oscars.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 19, 2015

Pledging eternal faithfulness, Frankie proceeds to support Johnnie, attiring him in "hundred-dollar" suits.

From Time Magazine Archive

After enjoying a luxurious bath, and attiring himself in a suit of snowy-white gear, Frank descended to the dining-room.

From Captain Bayley's Heir: A Tale of the Gold Fields of California by H. M. (Henry Marriott) Paget

On the evening of Linklater's party, Pip arrived in the dormitory, as was his custom, shortly before ten, and after attiring himself in his pyjamas proceeded to his usual exercises.

From "Pip" A Romance of Youth by Ian Hay

The dowager was in her chamber, attiring herself in haste.

From Elster's Folly by Mrs. Henry Wood




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