attire
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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
With a few strokes of his pencil, Filippo Sorcinelli brought to life a flowing liturgical robe -- fitting for the man whose artistry and faith have cemented an international reputation for one-of-a-kind ecclesiastical attire.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
Suzanne Lenglen, an Olympic gold medalist and winner of eight Grand Slam tournaments in singles, was the first to shed the garden-party attire.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
The shoes have endured because they’re comfortable and go well with formal and casual attire alike.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026
“Be quiet,” Mommy said, inspecting my first-day-of- school attire.
From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride
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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
Ye make the Ghibellines free near and far, Here, there, in cities, castles, buts, and byres, Seeing how gallant in your brave attires, How bold you look, true paladins of war.
From Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) by John Addington Symonds
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
It doesn’t hurt that she’s attired in a series of extremely flattering outfits by the venerated costume designer Travis Banton.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 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
Dressed in denim and a monogrammed windbreaker, cradling a cup of coffee, he was casual and unassuming, perfectly attired for fact-finding on a late fall morning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 20, 2024
Although she only came from downstairs, she was formally attired in street clothes.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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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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In glancing over the morning paper, while you and Rose were attiring yourselves for the drive, I saw among the items of news that Donald Keith is in our city.
From Grandmother Elsie by Martha Finley
Mrs. Hardcastle was attiring herself for dinner; not so Mrs. Dundyke; she stood at the door peeping out, hoping to see her husband appear in the long corridor.
From Mildred Arkell, Volume II (of 3) A Novel by Mrs. Henry Wood
It seemed rather hard that Graham and Jack, attiring themselves in garments so old as barely to be presentable should yet be designated by a term of such unbounded contempt.
From Peggy Raymond's Vacation or Friendly Terrace Transplanted by Harriet L.
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