kilt
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"When we approached him, he was wearing a kilt and even had a polo shirt with the Haggis Waggons Tour logo printed on it, so it looked legit at the time."
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
The Ugandan - who was wearing a Wallace tartan kilt in his country's colours - thanked those who had made the multi-sports event possible.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
There might be a yellow and black kilt involved.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Just a few feet away, “The Pitt” star Patrick Ball made a similarly bold fashion choice, posing for photos in a black kilt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2026
“And last, bless my daughters and their fam’lies. Specially Will Tweedy, who as You know didn’t git kilt today. We’re mighty proud to still have him.”
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
You give one of those sort of regal dogs from Great Britain — those people in kilts and they blow a tiny whistle that no one can hear and the dog runs for 300 miles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
We took into account everything from expected goals to local weather conditions to gigantic parades of sweaty supporters in tartan kilts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Edinburgh Airport was awash with kilts and Scotland tops on Wednesday as fans headed to the States via different flight routes.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
Members of Parliament and British nobles in kilts mingled with reality TV stars like Ubah Hassan of the “The Real Housewives of New York City” and Mary Holland Nader of “Love Thy Nader.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
I make my own way down the stairs and out the door hoping my pals won’t see me with boys who wear kilts and girls with white teeth and fancy dresses from olden times.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
Vocabulary lists containing kilt
Western Europe - Introductory
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