attire
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In Dakar, the wrestlers encountered a different attire.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
At Future Proof’s first event in Huntington Beach, in 2022, about 1,600 people showed up, many of whom arrived in suits and other business attire.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
As for her attire, it was professional, but not something I would wear.
From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026
When he came on the stage shortly after 8pm, dressed in traditional attire, the stadium erupted and the screams barely stopped for the next two-and-a-bit hours.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Nothing good could come of our formal attire, of that I was sure.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
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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
With a troubled, half-guilty look, Iris attires herself in her hat and cape; after which, carrying her gloves, she returns to her dressing-bag.
From Dramatic Technique by George Pierce Baker
One Swiss visitor recorded Elizabeth as “most lavishly attired in a gown of pure white satin, gold-embroidered, with a whole bird of paradise for panache, set forward on her head studded with costly jewels.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
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
“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
As the players raced to one another, exulting in yet another heart-stopping, nerve-shredding win, staff members sprinted onto the field after them, ensuring each star was correctly attired.
From New York Times ● Jun. 1, 2024
They ought to have come a little sooner to have heard his lecture on dress, for they were splendidly attired in velvet, silk, and furs.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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"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
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The dowager was in her chamber, attiring herself in haste.
From Elster's Folly by Mrs. Henry Wood
She sat on the mandolin box in shadow, vaguely sulking, until Madame La Tour, fresh from her swift attiring, stood at the top of the stairway.
From The Lady of Fort St. John by Mary Hartwell Catherwood
Then came a great deal of amusement in attiring Andrew.
From A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia by Amanda Minnie Douglas
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