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How to use attire in a sentence

40 example sentences · noun, verb

Attire means one's dress; what one wears; one's clothes. Example: “He was wearing his formal attire.”

Examples of attire by meaning

nounOne's dress; what one wears; one's clothes.

  • He was wearing his formal attire.

verbTo clothe or adorn.

  • We will attire him in fine clothing so he can make a good impression.
  • He stood there, attired in his best clothes, waiting for applause.

More sentences with attire

  • With your shabby attire, you do not present well as a prospective investment banking associate!From the entry present
  • You need to be decently attired to enter the restaurant.From the entry decently
  • A respectably attired solicitor came to read the will.From the entry respectably
  • She was chicly attired in a black dress.From the entry chicly
  • He was wearing standard car-hop attire.From the entry car hop
  • Heard’s trial attire, and courtroom exchanges that have been described as “SAVAGE.”2022 April 29, Ezra Marcus, “Johnny Depp Case Brings Stan Culture Into the Courtroom”, in The New York Times, →ISSN. From the entry fancam
  • You may as well savor the blessing of my seaside attire!”2016, Yuu Kamiya, translated by Daniel Komen, No Game No Life, volume 4. From the entry stand on ceremony
  • He was followed by another Garasia in simple attire, and a few others.2015, Tridip Suhrud, translating Govardhanram Madhavram Tripathi, Sarasvatichandra I, Orient BlackSwan 2015, p. 45. From the entry Garasia
  • He was adorned in almost peak caucasity attire - as if he just stepped out from Dr.2015 April 20, Hau Chu, “Letter from the EIC”, in IV: Fourth Estate: George Mason University's official student news outlet, page 3. From the entry caucasity
  • Malvery recounts such an attired 'foreigner' attempting to address her in a train.2012, E. Godfrey, Femininity, Crime and Self-Defence in Victorian Literature and Society. From the entry attired
  • There, they met other people similarly attired, who also desired to sports with them.2011, Sean Ahern, What It Tastes Like to Be Sane, self-published through Lulu.com, page 140. From the entry sports
  • She always kept herself together --nails did, hair done, and always wore a "true lady's" attire.2010, G. D. Freightman, Ripped & Ready (Season One), Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 36. From the entry bloomer
  • Despite his nebbishlike looks, average height, serious eyeglasses and all-black attire, Mr.2009 January 3, Elaine Sciolino, “Make ’em Laugh, and Love Classics”, in New York Times. From the entry nebbishlike
  • Seen from its base, Mount Namjagbarwa resembles an attired god with white clouds as his belt.2007, Ying Liu, Natural Wonders in China, page 15. From the entry attired
  • Casual cropped pants were hardly appropriate attire for a semiformal event.2006, Marcia King-Gamble, Designed for You, New York, N.Y.: Kimani Press, →ISBN, page 32. From the entry semiformal
  • Speaking of attire, I concluded that Izod® was standard sockwear for successful presidents!2006, Delma Eugene Presley, quoting Hal Fulmer, The Southern Century: Georgia Southern University, 1906 – 2006, Statesboro, Ga.: Georgia…. From the entry sockwear
  • Early women tobogganists rode the course in the requisite attire of their day: skirts.1999, David Levinson, Karen Christensen, Encyclopedia of World Sport: From Ancient Times to the Present. From the entry ride
  • "It's the leather circuit," explains David, 34, an actor-director, similarly attired.1997 December 8, Ian Spiegelman, “The End of the World Cafe”, in New York, volume 30, number 47, page 51. From the entry disco nap
  • I was unprepared for the change in attire and started slightly when the alectryomancer reappeared.1985, Cathleen Jordan, Alfred Hitchcock's no harm undone, page 113. From the entry unprepared
  • With formal evening attire of white tie and tails, a black silk top hat was worn.1982, Shirley Miles O′Donnol, American Costume, 1915-1970: A Source Book for the Stage Costumer, published 1989, page 182. From the entry homburg
  • On the veranda of a Dak bungalow two men attired in khaki shirts and sweaters, sat smoking.1936, F.J. Thwaites, chapter XIV, in The Redemption, Sydney: H. John Edwards, published 1940, page 147. From the entry dak bungalow
  • Crest - On a wreath of the colours, a demi-roebuck gules, attired and unguled sable.1915, Arthur Charles Fox-Davies, The Book of Public Arms: A Complete Encyclopædia of All Royal, Territorial, Municipal, Corporate…. From the entry unguled
  • The trouble arrives when he tries to gussy up his psychologist’s hat with his more elaborate public intellectual’s attire.2021 September 29, Jennifer Szalai, “In ‘Rationality,’ Steven Pinker Sticks Up (Again) for Reason’s Role in Human Progress”, in The New…. From the entry gussy up
  • Cycle the workout tighties into your daily attire by balancing them with longer blazers or, another new trend, updated safari jackets.2019, Stacey Makiya, Brie Thalmann, HonoluluMagazine.com, “New Year, New Gear: Where to Shop in Honolulu Right Now”. From the entry tighties
  • “When people see a woman covered, or she is in modest attire, that represents Islam to them,” Lbhalla says.2016 February 18, Kyung Lah, “Fearing attacks, Muslim women learn self-defense”, in CNN, archived from the original on 12 Apr 2021. From the entry Islam
  • All this attire was more Saxon than Norse.2010, Sandra Hill, Viking in Love, New York, N.Y.: Avon, →ISBN, page 353. From the entry Saxon
  • And as he sat on the antique exerbike parked outside, a horde of nattily attired cyclists pedaled past, headed down Elm.2010 November 22, Robert Wilonsky, “Re-Tweed: Scenes from a Bike Ride (And Dealey Plaza And Lake Cliff Park And Other Stuff)”, in Dallas…. From the entry exerbike
  • I got some stick personally because of my walking attire.2008 May 3, Chris Roberts, “It’s a stroll in the park!”, in Huddersfield Daily Examiner. From the entry stick
  • Professional attire is indicated for interactions with financial officers, but less formal, stylized costuming may be more disarming among criminal subculturists.2007, Michael Weinberg, Careers in Crime: An Applicant's Guide Paperback, →ISBN, Money Launderer, page 138. From the entry subculturist
  • Imagine my astonishment when, reaching the bustling street, every Englishwoman I look on is also attired in a dowdy housecoat.2004, Andrea Levy, chapter 33, in Small Island, London: Review, page 330. From the entry astonishment
  • Mama Leone’s guests donned hemlock wreaths with their Roman attire.1986 May 18, Martha Woodham, “Atlanta Ballet patrons party all over the town”, in The Atlanta Journal and Constitution, Morning Street…. From the entry emperorly
  • There was also one of a lady attired as an ancient Greek warrior, presumably the mythical Queen Hippolyte.1984, A[rthur] Bertram Chandler, “The Last Amazon”, in John Grimes: Reserve Commodore […], [New York]: SFBC Science Fiction, published…. From the entry know on which side one's bread is buttered
  • It can come in politically correct attire just as easily.1983 February 5, Shiva, “SM/Feminism/Antisemitism”, in Gay Community News, volume 10, number 28, page 4. From the entry opinionation
  • A score of bands played, youngsters in particular ran about attired in costume, there were barbeques and flowing beer kegs.1962, Mack Reynolds, Mercenary. From the entry fun house
  • There is no occasion to study attire so long as one is suitably clothed for the warm days of September.1920, A.S. Horwood, The Sphere:An Illustrated Newspaper for the Home, page 62. From the entry study
  • The neatness of his attire was almost incredible.1920, Agatha Christie, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, London: Pan Books, published 1954, page 21. From the entry military
  • The Schnitzelbank Band, each member attired in an odd getup, received many comments for the manner in which the men marched.1917 October 28, “1,200 Reading Firemen March”, in Reading Eagle, Pennsylvania, USA, page 4. From the entry getup

Meaning of attire

  1. noun One's dress; what one wears; one's clothes.
  2. noun The single horn of a goat, deer or stag.
  3. verb To clothe or adorn.

Full definition of attire

Questions about attire in a sentence

How do you use attire in a sentence?
Attire is used as a noun and verb. For example: “He was wearing his formal attire.”
What is a short sentence with attire?
“He was wearing his formal attire.”
What does attire mean?
Attire means one's dress; what one wears; one's clothes.

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