How to Use garb in a Sentence

garb

1 of 2 noun
  • Chances are you head to the Amazon app to grab the garb.
    Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 1 Sep. 2022
  • The top portion of her garb looked to be a leather band while the rest of the gown appeared to be suede.
    Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 16 Nov. 2023
  • At the show’s start, émigrés in the garb of many cultures mill about in a Kafkaesque waiting room.
    Celia Wren, Washington Post, 21 Nov. 2023
  • The game was led a band of waiters dressed in military garb.
    Patricia Cohen, New York Times, 23 June 2023
  • For the group date, the women trained to be knights, competing in medieval garb.
    Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 13 Feb. 2024
  • For Your Pleasure with the band dressed in outrageous garb.
    Bryan Reesman, Billboard, 22 July 2022
  • Brooklyn was a place where cultural garb was a way of life.
    Ruth E. Carter, Harper's BAZAAR, 31 May 2023
  • Guides in period garb give tours about the historic rail line.
    Patricia Harris and David Lyon, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2023
  • As longhairs clad in cosmic-hippie garb, Crown Lands look the part too.
    Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 25 Oct. 2022
  • Taylor: With all going on in the world, Whoopi clearly wanted to make a statement with the [Gilead garb].
    Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 31 Oct. 2022
  • The four marched into the hall in their military garb, as members of the public who were there to pay respects to the Queen paused.
    Kate Hogan, Peoplemag, 16 Sep. 2022
  • Meanwhile, the Princess of Wales' green garb and Cartier brooch are additional nods to her role as colonel of the Irish guards.
    Glamour, 17 June 2023
  • Around him, men dressed in military garb shoot into the air as the vehicle speeds off.
    Imogen Piper, Washington Post, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Next to him, Harris sat in full Ronald McDonald garb with a cup in one hand and a french fry hanging out of his mouth.
    Lydia Price, Peoplemag, 1 Nov. 2022
  • Neighbors in the 21st century garb of leggings, slacks or jeans walk dogs of all sizes and sometimes stop for a chat.
    Debbie Funk, Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2024
  • Photos of The Leader were all over the walls: in sunglasses, in military garb.
    Marcia Desanctis, Vogue, 4 Jan. 2023
  • But multi-colored knits are not the usual garb of power-dressers.
    Mattie Kahn, Vogue, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Much of what Bode sells is one-of-a-kind, with garments reimagined out of deadstock textiles and vintage garb.
    Nick Remsen, CNN, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Players are permitted to opt out of wearing the garb with Pride colors.
    Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 June 2022
  • But to Kaufman, now 88, the idea that John and the unknown previous owner would pay thousands for the garb is baffling.
    David Browne, Rolling Stone, 20 July 2023
  • Mario and Courtney Lopez wrangled up their brood on Halloween in 2016, dressing in the cutest western garb — boots, hat, horse and all!
    Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2022
  • Sir Lewis is oft spotted wearing designer garb, bling, and wrist candy to the track.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Musgraves took the stage with her band in old timey garb for an emotional performance of the album cut.
    Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2024
  • People in the local office garb of slacks and zip vests brushed past, thumbing their smartphones.
    Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2023
  • How about being led by staff in prison garb to a table inside what’s designed to be a makeshift lockup?
    Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Sometimes a guitar player in old-timey garb wanders through the car and whips up a singalong.
    Phil Kloer, ajc, 16 Aug. 2022
  • The plan was for the group to go to an '80s roller disco afterwards, so everyone was dressed to the nines in complete '80s garb — big hair, neon colors, and all.
    Lauren Huff, EW.com, 15 May 2023
  • Like Usher, these stars were all dressed in the brand’s statement-making fall 2023 garb, which was shown on the runway in Tokyo in February.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 27 Sep. 2023
  • Hailing from the Olaf Presents collection is the friendly snowman donning Moana's garb — grass skirt and all.
    Melissa Epifano, EW.com, 19 Apr. 2023
  • All but Andrew, Harry and Phillips were in military garb.
    Christie D’zurillastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2022
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garb

2 of 2 verb
  • Gray-haired men garbed in white bathrobes and angel wings descend the hill.
    Anya Groner, Longreads, 9 June 2017
  • Crisp’s and Blair’s characters go down with the ship, while Hindley’s grabs a seat in a lifeboat garbed as a woman.
    Tom Titus, Daily Pilot, 12 Aug. 2019
  • But the wildly garbed, 14-member Austin band owe their shtick to the late, great, free-jazz musician Sun Ra.
    Cary Darling, star-telegram.com, 1 May 2017
  • The streets are jammed for a concert of his, and people are garbed in Bruno Mars paraphernalia.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 7 Feb. 2018
  • As Harry participates in the games, Meghan, garbed in a chic navy dress and white blazer, cheers on her prince from the sidelines.
    Morgan Evans, Town & Country, 18 May 2017
  • Markle turned heads while garbed in a $595 black Judith & Charles plunge neck-line tuxedo mini dress and matching pumps.
    Morgan M. Evans, Fox News, 31 Aug. 2018
  • Lukumuena, who was garbed head to toe in denim, hovered near the balcony, and used her phone as a mirror to check herself out.
    Negar Azimi, The New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2017
  • Idris Elba and his girlfriend Sabrina Dhowre walked into the chapel hand in hand with garbed in black outfits.
    Fox News, 19 May 2018
  • The actor donned his Jack Sparrow garb to surprise guests at the California theme park on Wednesday.
    Richard Tribou, OrlandoSentinel.com, 27 Apr. 2017
  • While there is plenty of modern machinery in the bakery, the white-garbed bakers on Maranto's floor straighten loaves and rolls by hand.
    Dan Rodricks, baltimoresun.com, 29 Apr. 2017
  • One of the shots showed Collazos garbed in medical mask and scrubs next to dentistry tools and someone lying in a red recliner.
    David J. Neal, miamiherald, 4 July 2017
  • As all the celebrities arrived at the chapel for the ceremony, garbed in their royal best, there was one star in particular who set himself apart from the crowd.
    Fox News, 19 May 2018
  • Accordingly, the scientists are garbed in white onesies, gloves, booties and hairnets.
    Jordan Wilkerson, Dallas News, 9 July 2019
  • Other images show families huddled together garbed in the over-sized sweatshirts, along with kids and teens posing in an array of crop tops, hoodies and biker shorts.
    Morgan M. Evans, Fox News, 13 June 2018
  • Everyone seemed festively garbed: Spalding wore a white quilted vest over a holiday sweater.
    Adrian Higgins, idahostatesman, 13 Dec. 2017
  • But even the loftiest expectations were shattered the minute the French producers, garbed in their iconic robot gear, emerged from inside their now-famous LED pyramid and began dropping beats that sent shockwaves across the polo field.
    Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 9 Apr. 2018
  • Bedlam favors a minimalist aesthetic, with few props and the cast mainly garbed in everyday attire rather than period costumes.
    Don Aucoin, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Mar. 2018
  • The remaining members of the company (which numbers 10) are garbed in Cassidy Haley’s shiny black sci-fi outfits; most have character names, though what differentiates them is difficult to discern.
    Allan Ulrich, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 May 2018
  • Gray-haired men garbed in white bathrobes and angel wings descend the hill.
    Anya Groner, Longreads, 9 June 2017
  • Crisp’s and Blair’s characters go down with the ship, while Hindley’s grabs a seat in a lifeboat garbed as a woman.
    Tom Titus, Daily Pilot, 12 Aug. 2019
  • But the wildly garbed, 14-member Austin band owe their shtick to the late, great, free-jazz musician Sun Ra.
    Cary Darling, star-telegram.com, 1 May 2017
  • The streets are jammed for a concert of his, and people are garbed in Bruno Mars paraphernalia.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 7 Feb. 2018
  • As Harry participates in the games, Meghan, garbed in a chic navy dress and white blazer, cheers on her prince from the sidelines.
    Morgan Evans, Town & Country, 18 May 2017
  • Markle turned heads while garbed in a $595 black Judith & Charles plunge neck-line tuxedo mini dress and matching pumps.
    Morgan M. Evans, Fox News, 31 Aug. 2018
  • Lukumuena, who was garbed head to toe in denim, hovered near the balcony, and used her phone as a mirror to check herself out.
    Negar Azimi, The New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2017
  • Idris Elba and his girlfriend Sabrina Dhowre walked into the chapel hand in hand with garbed in black outfits.
    Fox News, 19 May 2018
  • The actor donned his Jack Sparrow garb to surprise guests at the California theme park on Wednesday.
    Richard Tribou, OrlandoSentinel.com, 27 Apr. 2017
  • While there is plenty of modern machinery in the bakery, the white-garbed bakers on Maranto's floor straighten loaves and rolls by hand.
    Dan Rodricks, baltimoresun.com, 29 Apr. 2017
  • One of the shots showed Collazos garbed in medical mask and scrubs next to dentistry tools and someone lying in a red recliner.
    David J. Neal, miamiherald, 4 July 2017
  • As all the celebrities arrived at the chapel for the ceremony, garbed in their royal best, there was one star in particular who set himself apart from the crowd.
    Fox News, 19 May 2018

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