black-tie

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Recent Examples of black-tie On Sunday, January 19, at a pre-inauguration black-tie dinner, Musk, 53, was spotted chatting with his Neuralink colleague Shivon Zilis — the mother of his three youngest children. Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025 Vienna, Austria Get out your dancing shoes and black-tie attire because Vienna hosts lavish balls all winter long. Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 22 Jan. 2025 The inauguration ceremony on Monday, held before a select crowd in the ornate and hushed chamber, felt more like a celebrity wedding (or funeral) or a black-tie gala, a small V.I.P. event that the masses could glimpse only through TV’s window. James Poniewozik, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025 Donors who provided $1 million to the fund, or raised $2 million from others, were reportedly given six tickets to a series of pre-inauguration events that included a black-tie ball. Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for black-tie 

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“Black-tie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/black-tie. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.

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