How to Use halter in a Sentence

halter

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  • The slinky floor-length silk skirt is paired with an edgy leather halter top.
    Katie Bowlby, Country Living, 19 Mar. 2023
  • Ares in a white fringed dress with a halter neckline.
    Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Her daughter rocked a satin black halter top and low-rise skirt set.
    Meg Walters, InStyle, 30 June 2026
  • Deep plunge tops, hot pants and halter-neck tops and dresses are key items.
    Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 3 Apr. 2026
  • My sole task was asking him to walk with me without a halter.
    Kate Donnelly, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Jan. 2023
  • Amal stunned in a chic light-yellow dress, with a halter top and gold belt cinched at the waist.
    Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Kardashian wore a skin-tight white dress with a halter bodice for the event.
    Edward Segarra, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The climber wears a green, halter sports bra, black bike shorts, and two-toned climbing shoes.
    Sam MacIlwaine, Outside, 3 Dec. 2025
  • From the halter neck to the pleats, it’s guaranteed to turn heads.
    Jordan Julian, InStyle, 27 Feb. 2026
  • No undershirts, tank tops, cut off shirts or halter tops.
    Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The black halter-neck dress included a sheer bodice, an open back, and a side slit.
    Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 15 Nov. 2022
  • Then there's her halter dress with its hot pink hue, a color that evokes a sense of romance.
    Alex Warner, PEOPLE.com, 25 July 2022
  • In it, Gomez stunned in a sleeveless lace dress with a halter neck and a long mesh veil.
    Michael Nied, InStyle, 4 July 2026
  • The bodice was a mock neck halter fit while the hem was flared with even more feathering added to it.
    Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Hargitay wore a long black gown with a halter neck for the outing.
    Meg Walters, InStyle, 5 July 2026
  • This halter set is a dead ringer for a linen set from Free People.
    Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 18 July 2026
  • This one featured a halter neckline with silver beads and a high slit on her left leg.
    Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 5 Dec. 2025
  • This halter top proves that a closet staple doesn’t have to be boring.
    Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026
  • Ratajkowski wore a white silk halter top with oversized ties on each side.
    Elle Meier, InStyle, 5 Mar. 2026
  • The low cut halter top showed off her lovely décolletage and the hem came just to her knees.
    ELLE, 5 Mar. 2022
  • Halsey paired the pumps with a Nicol & Ford halter gown in matching satin.
    Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • The dress is crafted from silk georgette and includes leather trim for the halter straps.
    Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 20 May 2026
  • Try the look yourself with this linen-blend halter top and Bermuda shorts set.
    Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026
  • His sister wore a loose-fitting black halter tank top with matching black pants.
    Sarah Jones, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
  • The sleek halter includes a padded push-up bra with adjustable straps and a secure clasp hook.
    Raena Loper, Good Housekeeping, 10 Feb. 2023
  • The Skims founder wore a sparkly bodycon halter dress.
    Meg Walters, InStyle, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Pugh made a bold statement on Friday in the sheer pink, tulle, halter-neck gown.
    CNN, 11 July 2022
  • The dress featured slim halter straps with a rounded neckline.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2025
  • The shirt was a backless halter top, while the skirt featured a flowy knee-length design.
    Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Her jeans are low-rise, her top halter or off-the-shoulder, and her heels towering.
    Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 12 Apr. 2026

halter

2 of 2 verb
  • Fan dazzled in a shimmery Tony Ward halter dress and green cape that featured oversized sleeves and a train.
    Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 12 Mar. 2023
  • The dazzling dress was perfectly fitted to Gomez's figure, and featured a short train and halter neck.
    Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 5 Oct. 2023
  • For one of her looks, the model wore a red lace halter bra and matching bottoms, plus a beaded fringe jacket that was buttoned closed to hide her stomach.
    Bailey Richards, People.com, 15 Oct. 2024
  • Get ready to choose dresses in a variety of strapless, one-shoulder, and halter neck styles, with several in midi and maxi lengths.
    Gabriella Maestri, Travel + Leisure, 15 June 2024
  • Soon, lone dancers joined the couples, swinging in Doc Martens and cowboy boots, muscle Ts and halter tops and jean skirts.
    Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
  • The JLo Beauty founder also flashes a smile while wearing a strappy thong and halter neck sheer, lace teddy.
    Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 18 Oct. 2023
  • For Fallon, Qualley matched the pumps to Sir’s Noemi halter minidress, also in optic white.
    Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • But gradually, with the help of alfalfa cubes, Buddy got comfortable enough for Ben to pet him, then brush his fur, then halter him.
    Maggie Shannon Jill Cowan, New York Times, 17 Sep. 2022
  • Larter wore the shoes with a daring long black silk Nina Ricci gown featuring a plunging neckline and halter silhouette.
    Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 5 Jan. 2026
  • In one snap, the couple coordinated in pastels, with Champion wearing a mint green halter top dress and Schwarzenegger wearing a baby blue suit.
    Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 1 Mar. 2025
  • For the occasion, Munn wore an all-black vintage 2003 archival Yves Saint Laurent halter dress with a relaxed fit.
    Angel Saunders, People.com, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Try this Tommy Bahama halter top, $115 on Nordstrom, that features a floral print on one side and an animal print on the other.
    Nora Colomer, Fox News, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Cox, on the other hand, channeled preppy-chic in a bold three-piece set featuring a blazer, mini pleated skirt, and halter top in a striking red, white, and blue stripe pattern, adding a fresh, patriotic flair to her courtside style.
    Ty Gaskins, WWD, 7 Sep. 2024
  • The 27-piece collection plays into this mindset with adorable beach-to-street matching sets such as a cherry red boucle halter top and midi skirt or skin-baring layers in terry — a signature of Kondi’s label.
    Emily Mercer, Footwear News, 23 June 2025
  • Timothée Chalamet wore a barely there halter top to the Venice Film Festival in 2022.
    Jacob Gallagher, WSJ, 16 June 2023
  • The Succession star chose a Carolina Herrera halter with a plunging neckline from the designer’s Fall 2025 collection.
    Tanya Akim, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025

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