variants
or less commonly black tie
: characterized by or requiring the wearing of semiformal evening clothes consisting of a usually black tie and tuxedo for men and a formal dress for women
a black-tie dinner
compare white-tie
: semiformal clothing
gentlemen in black tie for the banquet
Examples of black-tie in a Sentence
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Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
The staff dressed Jeter and Ronnie in special black-tie outfits and had a photographer snap photos of them.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Janine Rubenstein, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
Each couple was dressed for a black tie affair, matching their respective partner eloquently.
—Alexa Stone
updated October 21, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Her grandmother, Tina Knowles, was a guest of honor at the black-tie event.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
The staff dressed Jeter and Ronnie in special black-tie outfits and had a photographer snap photos of them.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
For those black tie events, that was like our wedding every time.
—Janine Rubenstein, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
Each couple was dressed for a black tie affair, matching their respective partner eloquently.
—Alexa Stone
updated October 21, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2025
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“Black-tie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/black-tie. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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