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costume

[kos-toom, -tyoom, ko-stoom, -styoom] / ˈkɒs tum, -tjum, kɒˈstum, -ˈstjum /


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“Wearing a costume like I did was insensitive and not funny. I am very sorry,” she wrote.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

Items from Indiana Jones's costume in Temple of Doom, including the protagonist's fedora, are being sold at the same auction.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

American lifestyle guru Martha Stewart apologized late Sunday for an "insensitive and not funny" Halloween costume after she appeared to dress up as a homeless person.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

In the comments of Stewart’s statement, some followers defended the celebrity homemaker and said outrage over the costume could be channeled into addressing homelessness.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

“So, are you going to wear a costume for Halloween? It’s Wednesday, you know. Halloween is when the ghosts and goblins come out to play,” he explained.

From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney

Before dinner is served, a masked man approaches people in the crowd — half in costumes, half in formalwear — in Clifton’s second-story ballroom, once a swing dancing haven.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

Set decorator Tina Jones designed the horses’ armor and costumes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

My neighbor showed me his kids’ Halloween costumes today; a vampire, a zombie and a clown.

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026

The annual festival of costumes, candy and creepy décor that culminates on Oct.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

On Saturday, during the real performance, she and Nadine would start the scene dressed in mice costumes.

From "The Cinderella Ballet Mystery: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #4" by Carolyn Keene

The holding area begins crawling with costumed characters as clowns, bloody chefs and haunted little girls await their turn in the makeup chair.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

The program identifies its cast of 15 as “Mother,” “Offspring,” “Community” and “Fledglings,” all costumed by Viktor&Rolf in mostly glossy unitards that range from hues of burnished gold to polished bronze.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

The Jive Bunny album covers and music videos featured a cartoon rabbit, with costumed actors also making promotional appearances as the character.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

His signature victory was a record-setting blister up Alpe d’Huez in which he roared through costumed, enthusiastic revelers on his way to a fifth stage win.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

The day I went down there, I costumed like an actor.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

“The scene works because the sound, set, lighting, costuming and choreography all have to work.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

This isn’t the kind of film that gets Oscar nominations, but Arianne Phillips and Monica Chamberlain’s bonkers costuming, all candy colors and asymmetrical shapes, deserves recognition, or at least awe.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

They didn’t get to figure out staging, costuming and what made a good Beatle setlist.

From Salon ● Jun. 23, 2026

Bretaña says method dressing tends to work best with sci-fi or fantasy projects because of the inherent drama in their costuming.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2025

Detective work seemed to me to be two parts costuming and one part luck.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan


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