dishabille
Example Sentences
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Soprano Lindsey Reynolds emerged from a packing crate in 19th-century dishabille and threw a convincing diva fit as La Contessa di Folleville.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2025
The grandly dishabille upstairs ballroom may have inspired the still-remembered 1891 pop hit “After the Ball.”
From New York Times ● Oct. 10, 2019
The lighting is knockout artful and the costumes are all sci-fi dishabille.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 23, 2016
He is angsty and brooding and petulant—a lithe musician who spends his days making ambient drone rock in dishabille.
From Slate ● Apr. 23, 2014
It is no longer the custom in American packet ships for ladies to persevere in what is called a sea-dress: that is, a sort of dishabille prepared expressly for the voyage.
From Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners by Eliza Leslie
