pants suit

noun

Examples of pants suit in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Ever stylish, Usher is dressed in an abstract, asymmetrical black and white tux, while Goicoechea rocks a chic all-white, off-the-shoulder pants suit with white designer glasses and sparkly nailed cream gloves to match. Janine Rubenstein, Peoplemag, 14 Feb. 2024 Delevingne, meanwhile, went in the entirely opposite direction, wearing a black velvet blazer and pants suit. Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 24 Jan. 2024 That balance can be difficult to achieve, and the challenges of modern travel had led many people to lean more into pajamas and less into pant suits. Madeline Diamond, wsj.com, 12 Jan. 2024 Here’s Britney Spears arriving wearing the Kurt and Bart designer strapless dress (complete with matching handbag) with Timberlake in the denim jacket and pants suit and even a denim cowboy hat. Alfredo Toriello, Glamour, 25 Oct. 2023 Captain Olivia Benson may wear monochromatic pant suits on Law and Order: SVU, but Mariska Hargitay just brought out the florals for her latest public appearance. Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 5 May 2023 Any idea where Hillary got that pink pants suit? Ginny Hogan, The New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2022 Minnie Mouse now in a pants suit? Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2022 So the white pants suit that Valentina wears in the opening/closing scenes is a reference to Julie the cruise director from Love Boat! Andrea Lavinthal, Peoplemag, 8 Dec. 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

1964, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of pants suit was in 1964

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“Pants suit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pants%20suit. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.

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