business suit
noun
: a suit consisting of matching coat and trousers or coat and skirt and sometimes a vest
Examples of business suit in a Sentence
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The indictment says Takahashi received bribes from business suit retailer Aoki Holdings, publisher Kadokawa and others.
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Yuri Kageyama and Stephen Wade, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2024
There’s no better way to rid ourselves of that notion than to go back into the Matrix and remember that AI is far more dangerous, right now, as a corporate weapon to be wielded against workers — a villain best symbolized by a humorless, middle-aged man in a business suit.
—Manuel Betancourt, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2024
My friend Laura, who had business suits and a future, treated me to lunch to celebrate.
—Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2024
Perez was unrecognizable Monday in a dark business suit and his hair cropped close.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2023
The lords and ladies in attendance will not wear their red robes and coronets, but business suits and dresses.
—William Booth, Washington Post, 29 Apr. 2023
There was a picture of her looking outraged in a nice plaid business suit.
—Mary Gaitskill, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2023
In Japan, Cool Biz became especially popular with women, who tended to wear lighter clothes and often complained about the cold temperatures needed to make business suits comfortable for their male colleagues.
—Hisako Ueno, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2023
The retired shortstop opted for a blue business suit.
—Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 20 July 2023
Yuri Kageyama and Stephen Wade, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2024
There’s no better way to rid ourselves of that notion than to go back into the Matrix and remember that AI is far more dangerous, right now, as a corporate weapon to be wielded against workers — a villain best symbolized by a humorless, middle-aged man in a business suit.
—Manuel Betancourt, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2024
My friend Laura, who had business suits and a future, treated me to lunch to celebrate.
—Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2024
Perez was unrecognizable Monday in a dark business suit and his hair cropped close.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2023
The lords and ladies in attendance will not wear their red robes and coronets, but business suits and dresses.
—William Booth, Washington Post, 29 Apr. 2023
There was a picture of her looking outraged in a nice plaid business suit.
—Mary Gaitskill, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2023
In Japan, Cool Biz became especially popular with women, who tended to wear lighter clothes and often complained about the cold temperatures needed to make business suits comfortable for their male colleagues.
—Hisako Ueno, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2023
The retired shortstop opted for a blue business suit.
—Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 20 July 2023
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“Business suit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/business%20suit. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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