1
: fashioned or fitted to resemble a tailor's work
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3
: having the look of one fitted by a custom tailor
Examples of tailored in a Sentence
pants bought off the rack never fit me so I have to buy tailored ones instead
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The sneaker is already a favorite of the street style set, who’ve been seeing sporting them in their everyday looks with tailored pants, jeans, and maxi coats.
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Lucrezia Malavolta, Vogue, 21 Feb. 2026
As a special education teacher, Haygood was already familiar with creating a tailored learning model for students under Individual Education Plans, which provide support services and specialized instruction for students with special education needs.
—Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 18 Feb. 2026
The spring collection offers straighter and more tailored shapes, complemented by a wider wash palette ranging from deep indigo to soft ecru.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 17 Feb. 2026
It should be noted that Ruffalo’s detective is unkempt in direct proportion to the way Hemsworth wears a tailored black suit.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2026
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Lucrezia Malavolta, Vogue, 21 Feb. 2026
As a special education teacher, Haygood was already familiar with creating a tailored learning model for students under Individual Education Plans, which provide support services and specialized instruction for students with special education needs.
—Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 18 Feb. 2026
The spring collection offers straighter and more tailored shapes, complemented by a wider wash palette ranging from deep indigo to soft ecru.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 17 Feb. 2026
It should be noted that Ruffalo’s detective is unkempt in direct proportion to the way Hemsworth wears a tailored black suit.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2026
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“Tailored.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tailored. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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tailored
adjective
tai·lored
ˈtā-lərd 
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: fashioned or fitted like a tailor's work
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