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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Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
The trio are decked out in Kansas City Chiefs attire in support of the star tight end's team.
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Nirit Cohen, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Today, the practice has taken on a playful twist, with people reimagining themselves in royal attire for humor and novelty.
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Verb
The authors propose a new model that places attire alongside the face, body, context and viewer traits, revealing that dress influences judgments of social identity, mental state, status and aesthetic taste.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
The trio are decked out in Kansas City Chiefs attire in support of the star tight end's team.
—Sarah Jones, People.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Noun
Office attire distinguished our professional identity from our personal one.
—Nirit Cohen, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Today, the practice has taken on a playful twist, with people reimagining themselves in royal attire for humor and novelty.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Attire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/attire. Accessed 10 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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