cap and gown
Example Sentences
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Her mother sold Gibson’s stuffed animals and her own jewelry to afford her high-school graduation cap and gown.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025
In her graduation photo, De Santiago stares the camera down, resplendent in her black satin cap and gown.
From Salon • Mar. 21, 2025
Sophia did not wear the typical cap and gown that commencement speakers usually don, but instead wore a black-and-red D’Youville University hoodie.
From New York Times • May 15, 2024
Atop their fireplace is a photo of their son Calvin in his cap and gown, smiling for his UC Irvine graduation photo.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2023
There were two soldier boys in green uniforms who didn’t look any older than Uncle Darnell—high school cap and gown one day, army boots and basic training four days later.
From "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia
