How to Use lederhosen in a Sentence
lederhosen
plural noun-
Wear lederhosen or a dirndl and the first beer is free.
—Kathy Flanigan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 Sep. 2017
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How about all those corny low-cut dirndls and lederhosen shorts?
—Polly Campbell, Cincinnati.com, 12 Sep. 2017
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Brush off your lederhosen and make sure your checkered shirt is clean.
—Polly Campbell, Cincinnati.com, 16 Sep. 2019
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Inside, stencils of flowers, women in dirndls, and men in lederhosen adorn the walls.
—Sue Hertz, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Apr. 2018
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Senior Katy Nelson is co-president and in charge of the attire, the dirndl for women and lederhosen for men.
—Julie Cornell, Houston Chronicle, 9 Mar. 2018
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The pugnacious Brit with the pint-a-day body; or the boot-heeled Bavarian, fahrting in its lederhosen of chip-resistant body cladding?
—Dan Neil, WSJ, 21 June 2018
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Break our your lederhosen, and check out our list of Oktoberfests and other fall parties.
—Nick Vadala, Philly.com, 11 Sep. 2017
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LOL Observation Only servers in beer halls and restaurants sport dirndls and lederhosen—which like any flight attendant’s garb, are uniforms for work.
—William Sertl, WSJ, 16 Jan. 2019
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Boutiques hawking 1,200-euro embroidered deer-hide lederhosen suits and wild-gentian schnapps line the town of Rottach-Egern’s main drag, wedged tightly with Audis and Porsches.
—Adam H. Graham, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2018
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Look for exhibits on the history of Oktoberfest and Germans in New Orleans as well as a gift shop selling souvenirs, such as beer steins, flower headbands, dirndls, lederhosen and hats.
—Ann Maloney, NOLA.com, 12 Oct. 2017
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In addition to the two outfit request on the day, guests were also asked to deck themselves out in traditional Austrian attire for the dirndl and lederhosen rehearsal dinner the night before.
—Marcia Moody, Town & Country, 19 May 2017
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Every year, for just over two weeks as September turns to October, some six million tourists from around the world travel to Bavaria’s capital city for a bacchanal of lederhosen, pretzels, and of course, plenty of the bubbly brew.
—Todd Plummer, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2017
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Oktoberfest's first night was beautiful and warm, and the broad aisles between the booths on 2nd and 3rd quickly got crowded with Cincinnatians in chicken hats and lederhosen, eating a lot of meat and carbohydrates washed down with beer.
—Polly Campbell, Cincinnati.com, 15 Sep. 2017
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Some changes planned for this year’s event include a third beer garden that will feature a more German feel with authentic food, traditional oompah music and servers donning lederhosen and other German garb.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2019
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The celebration includes stein engravings, sausage eating contests, stein hoisting contests, a goldrush cash punch wall, and a lederhosen and dirndle contest.
—Myrna Petlicki, chicagotribune.com, 16 Sep. 2019
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The dirndl and lederhosen crowd is already way ahead of her.
—Martin Fritz Huber, Outside, 6 Nov. 2025
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Before then, Kane wants to deliver more success to a city that has become home — and don those lederhosen at least one more time.
—Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
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Guests trade cowboy boots for lederhosen, line up for bratwursts and cheer as dachshunds in jerseys race to the finish line.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, the men in the family sported lederhosen with vests and button-up shirts.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
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