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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Thania Garcia, Variety, 20 Oct. 2025
The secret venue, lighting and ambience are supplied by host Triple Pocket Events, but diners, attired entirely in white, must supply their own picnic meal, white tables, chairs, cloths, dishware, cutlery and French wine and champagne.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Oct. 2025
Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2025
Todd Anthony Bond, 46, was taken into custody on Friday after the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office released video of an individual – dressed in women’s attire – arriving at a home in a black Ford Escape lifting packages from a nearby home in an attempt to track down the suspect, according to WKRG.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025
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Verb
The Grammy-winning artist appeared at Madrid’s Gran Vía to reveal the official album artwork, a photograph of her in nuns attire against a baby-blue backdrop.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 20 Oct. 2025
The secret venue, lighting and ambience are supplied by host Triple Pocket Events, but diners, attired entirely in white, must supply their own picnic meal, white tables, chairs, cloths, dishware, cutlery and French wine and champagne.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
That will mean flight attendants, customer service agents, ramps employees, cargo and ground support, Delta Sky Club and Delta One Club ambassadors and other staffers will be getting suited up in new attire.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2025
Todd Anthony Bond, 46, was taken into custody on Friday after the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office released video of an individual – dressed in women’s attire – arriving at a home in a black Ford Escape lifting packages from a nearby home in an attempt to track down the suspect, according to WKRG.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025
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“Attire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/attire. Accessed 6 Nov. 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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