costume
Example Sentences
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Three men have been sentenced in California for an insurance scam using someone in a bear costume to stage fake attacks on luxury cars.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
Rooted in epic and devotional storytelling, it played out on all-sided stages, driven by heightened voice, gesture and costume.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
They can’t bump into each other or any of the 42 actors also rushing around getting in and out of costume.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
They comment with equal sophistication on ballet steps, choreography, history, musicology and the minute details of costume design.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
The costume practically swallowed him up, and his head looked tiny compared to the horror that took up his midsection.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
Vocabulary lists containing costume
Party Parlance for Mardi Gras
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Reading: Literature - Drama - Introductory
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