tuxedo
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Mickey RSVP’ed, showed up in a tuxedo and proposed with a ring pop.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Among the pieces available were a vintage chest, tables, and chair, antique mirrors, hand-knotted rugs, a striped fabric tuxedo sofa, upholstered wing back chairs, “lots of fun lamps and chandeliers,” and several leather chairs.
From MarketWatch ● May 18, 2026
“I feel trapped in a tuxedo, like I have claustrophobia,” Almodóvar says, hugging his body as if he’s wearing a straitjacket.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2026
The King and president wore black tuxedo suits and white shirts.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
I took off my tuxedo T-shirt, folded it nicely, and put it in my red wagon.
From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg
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“They thought we were going to show up to play in tuxedos, that we would just make pretty plays,” Mbappé said after the Paraguay game.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Sequined dresses mix with simple jeans, and tuxedos are sometimes worn with work boots.
From Barron's ● Feb. 17, 2026
Nearly 30 inmates, selected for good behavior, donned tuxedos with pink boutonnieres and waited as daughters, some dressed in formal gowns, were led into the prison’s Bible college transformed into a makeshift dance hall.
From Salon ● Nov. 30, 2025
For more than a half-century, the tiny mountain gathering has thrived as a kind of anti-festival: no red carpets, no prizes, no tuxedos, just movies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2025
While everyone else was dressed in gowns and tuxedos, Scythe Faraday did not allow Citra to dress up, “Lest you feel yourself a part of that world.”
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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