How to Use dapper in a Sentence

dapper

adjective

• The students all looked very dapper in their uniforms.
• Now, the man sure looked dapper, don’t get us wrong.
  — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 9 May 2026
• Johnson, decked out in a dapper tux, cheered.
  — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2026
• The front door opened, and a lanky, dapper man with white hair and a mustache walked in.
  — Brett Martin, Outside Online, 24 May 2018
• The host wore his own design, a dapper three-piece tuxedo.
  — Serena Turner, Vanity Fair, 15 June 2026
• Meanwhile, the groom mixed dapper and cool with a suit and white sneakers.
  — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 17 Jan. 2019
• Cooper, on the other hand, looked dapper in a white suit and black bow tie.
  — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 7 Jan. 2019
• The prince wore a dapper grey suit with a white button-up, a plaid tie, and navy blue suede shoes.
  — Nicole Saunders, Harper's BAZAAR, 25 Feb. 2019
• Dapper suits with pops of color were popular in black and white.
  — Nikki Delamotte, cleveland.com, 25 May 2017
• Then one day, a dapper friend named Min comes to visit Ki-woo.
  — Rachel Syme, The New Republic, 10 Oct. 2019
• Billy attended the event in a dapper black suit and tie.
  — Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 13 Mar. 2026
• For her, that was a dapper tuxedo, and not a formal gown—but her school had other ideas.
  — Megan Friedman, Seventeen, 9 May 2016
• Eminem's grandson is one dapper guy.
  — Joelle Goldstein, USA Today, 25 May 2026
• Once again, Reynolds looked dapper as ever in sleek tux and blue bow tie to match the plumes on his wife’s gown.
  — Brittany Talarico, PEOPLE.com, 7 May 2018
• Yamamoto, who has been off the fashion grid for some time now, was present at the show in a dapper red suit.
  — Véronique Hyland, The Cut, 15 May 2017
• Ethan Hawke looked dapper while posing with wife Ryan Hawke.
  — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
• Fans went crazy for his grayer head of hair, dapper sweater ensemble, and trendy sneakers.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 27 June 2017
• Meanwhile, Turner wore a dapper brown textured suit with a pale blue shirt and gray tie.
  — Meg Walters, InStyle, 15 Feb. 2026
• Bloom, 42, looked dapper on her arm in a navy suit, also Tom Ford.
  — Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE.com, 22 Aug. 2019
• James, meanwhile, looked dapper in a gray double-breasted suit and blue button-down shirt.
  — Marina Liao, Marie Claire, 8 July 2019
• Her eldest son was dapper in a black tuxedo, a crisp white button-down shirt and an ivory ribbon in place of a tie.
  — Tessa Petak, InStyle, 16 Mar. 2026
• In it, a dapper street vendor sells ceramics from a wooden board balanced on his head.
  — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
• Sixteen months after his fall, Bert donned a dapper suit and walked down the aisle on the arm of a bridesmaid.
  — Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
• On one side of the model, a dapper top hat-wearing man shielded her from the rain with a very large umbrella.
  — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 29 May 2018
• Meanwhile, Harry looked dapper in his olive green coat, light grey sweater, white button-down shirt and dark pants.
  — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 9 Jan. 2018
• Cole dyed his hair jet black and revealed his new look in a series of dapper photos on Twitter last night.
  — Hannah Orenstein, Seventeen, 15 Mar. 2016
• Ben looked dapper in a blue suit with a light blue shirt and yellow tie, and Erin looked gorgeous in a lime green cap-sleeve dress.
  — Perri Ormont Blumberg, Southern Living, 18 June 2018
• Connor Storrie looks dapper in an off-white suit at the Tiffany & Co.
  — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
• By the end of the night, the store had received the style stamp of approval from New York’s most dapper gents.
  — Edward Barsamian, Vogue, 11 Apr. 2018
• Upton wowed in a gold dress while Verlander looked dapper in a suit with a maroon jacket.
  — William Axford, Houston Chronicle, 26 Feb. 2018