in costume
idiom
: wearing a costume
If all the actors are in costume, we're ready to begin.
The waiters were all in ancient Roman costume.
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No release date has been announced for Tulsa King season 4, though Stallone shared a brief clip on Instagram in mid-November of himself in costume on set at the Montague distillery.
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Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Nov. 2025
On Halloween, any visitor in costume starting at 3pm got a $6 entree.
—Krysta Escobar, CNBC, 22 Nov. 2025
At any time there were a dozen to half a dozen people who were seen dancing around in costume on the sidewalk.
—Amy Delaura, The Washington Examiner, 15 Nov. 2025
Hawley and Del Toro toiled to figure out how the actors would reshape their performances once in costume.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 14 Nov. 2025
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Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Nov. 2025
On Halloween, any visitor in costume starting at 3pm got a $6 entree.
—Krysta Escobar, CNBC, 22 Nov. 2025
At any time there were a dozen to half a dozen people who were seen dancing around in costume on the sidewalk.
—Amy Delaura, The Washington Examiner, 15 Nov. 2025
Hawley and Del Toro toiled to figure out how the actors would reshape their performances once in costume.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 14 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for in costume
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“In costume.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20costume. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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