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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Sitting in a dressing room with Michael McKean and Christopher Guest, already in costume as Spinal Tap’s front men.
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Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 7 Aug. 2025
Cruz went to that Chuck E. Cheese location and identified Jones, not in costume, as the employee Allen suspected of stealing her card, police said.
—David K. Li, NBC news, 25 July 2025
But this is the first shot of any of the actors in costume at all.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Photos from set have shown Holmes both in costume and in some stellar director fits.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 1 Aug. 2025
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Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 7 Aug. 2025
Cruz went to that Chuck E. Cheese location and identified Jones, not in costume, as the employee Allen suspected of stealing her card, police said.
—David K. Li, NBC news, 25 July 2025
But this is the first shot of any of the actors in costume at all.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Photos from set have shown Holmes both in costume and in some stellar director fits.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 1 Aug. 2025
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“In costume.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20costume. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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