costume
Example Sentences
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It doesn’t hurt that she’s attired in a series of extremely flattering outfits by the venerated costume designer Travis Banton.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
That was the costume she wore to her gig on Sept. 16, 1991.
From Slate • Apr. 6, 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
Amid the moss-draped live oaks and blooming pink and white azaleas, a person in a purple Barney dinosaur costume held a sign reading: “Dino’s for Democracy.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026
If I had just looked at his royal costume, I suppose I could have been impressed, though gold wasn’t so impressive to me anymore.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
Vocabulary lists containing costume
Party Parlance for Mardi Gras
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Reading: Literature - Drama - Introductory
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