tartan
Example Sentences
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At a Sacramento stop Friday, he bounded around chatting with about four dozen mostly union supporters, wearing trademark Nikes, this time a vintage pair with a tartan plaid swoop.
From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026
Grooms have shown Boston-based wedding planner Keri Ketterer Walter a specific tartan, a herringbone fabric swatch and “wallpaper that kind of looked like the scales of a trout” for decor inspiration, she said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
The Ramones had songs based on “Saturday Night,” and they dressed in the tartan plaids of Queens, which is the black leather jackets.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026
The 30-year-old designer says she wants to maintain this pride in traditional tartan but with a fashionable, ready-to-wear approach.
From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026
I've got…’ Kingshaw went down on his knees again, and began to search feverishly through the tartan suitcase.
From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
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