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Examples of garb in a Sentence
decided to clothe himself in traditional Scottish garb for the celebration
a fable about personal redemption presented in the garb of a conventional horror story
Recent Examples of garb from the Web
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They are dressed in muted, vaguely psychedelic garb, ascots and striped trousers.
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Cooper, a cowboy re-enactor, and Oliver dressed in cowboy garb Friday morning and distributed fliers with information about the upcoming event to Main Street businesses.
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There will be on-street parking and a small garage for routine maintenance and repairs, as well as Harley garb for sale.
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J.A. Uniforms produces style-savvy workplace garb for 350 clients, including the Sedano’s supermarket chain, The Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables, the Fontainebleau in Miami Beach and Coconut Bay Beach Resort & Spa in St. Lucia.
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Were the proprietors dressing their meat up in the culinary garb of other cultures to hide some inadequacy?
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Lastly, head over to 6528 Cornell Avenue in Indianapolis for the Harry Potter 20th Anniversary Run/Walk tonight from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Runners are encouraged to dress up with prizes for all who participate with their favorite Harry Potter garb.
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At one point, pictures of him in Nazi garb circulated on the Internet.
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Her boyfriend, talent agent Christian Carino, however, sports hike-friendly garb like the rest of us mortals.
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Origin and Etymology of garb
Middle French or Old Italian; Middle French garbe graceful contour, grace, from Old Italian garbo grace
Other Clothing Terms
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Definition of garb
transitive verb
: to cover with or as if with clothing
Examples of garb in a Sentence
firefighters garbed in protective gear
Recent Examples of garb from the Web
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Gray-haired men garbed in white bathrobes and angel wings descend the hill.
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As Harry participates in the games, Meghan, garbed in a chic navy dress and white blazer, cheers on her prince from the sidelines.
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But the wildly garbed, 14-member Austin band owe their shtick to the late, great, free-jazz musician Sun Ra.
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While there is plenty of modern machinery in the bakery, the white-garbed bakers on Maranto's floor straighten loaves and rolls by hand.
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The actor donned his Jack Sparrow garb to surprise guests at the California theme park on Wednesday.
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Lukumuena, who was garbed head to toe in denim, hovered near the balcony, and used her phone as a mirror to check herself out.
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First Known Use of garb
1846
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GARB Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of garb for English Language Learners
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: a particular style or type of clothing
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Definition of garb for English Language Learners
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: to dress (someone) in a particular type of clothing
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