Examples of attire in a Sentence
Verb
men attired in tuxedos for the awards banquet
Noun
Proper attire is required at the restaurant.
needed some snazzy attire for the job interview
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Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
Ellen returns to Beltane and dons her May Queen attire and performs her duties alongside Malcolm at the fire ceremony.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
Julia Teti, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2025
Prince cranked out a new album each year from 1978 to 1981, earning increasingly warm critical response as well as notice for his often outrageous lyrics and attire.
—Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 22 Sep. 2025
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Verb
His image was captured on a trail camera mounted in the driveway, attired in camouflage, an AR-15-style semiautomatic assault rifle strapped to his chest.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
Ellen returns to Beltane and dons her May Queen attire and performs her duties alongside Malcolm at the fire ceremony.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
Hall went monochrome with her attire, wearing various shades of blue.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2025
Prince cranked out a new album each year from 1978 to 1981, earning increasingly warm critical response as well as notice for his often outrageous lyrics and attire.
—Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Attire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/attire. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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attire
1 of 2 verb
at·tire
ə-ˈtī(ə)r 
attired; attiring
: to put clothes and especially special or fine clothes on
attire
2 of 2 noun
: clothing sense 1
especially
: fine clothes
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