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Recent Examples of knee breeches
If a new Puritanism is sweeping the nation, the comedy club or Netflix special may be the place where the new cultural arbiters in their knee breeches and petticoats are being the most vociferous.
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Harry Bruinius,
The Christian Science Monitor,
29 Nov. 2021
But this isn’t the architectural equivalent of requiring federal workers to wear knee breeches and a tricorn hats.
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Washington Post,
6 Feb. 2020
His inauguration was also notable for being the first where the new president wore pants rather than knee breeches.
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Pete Corson,
ajc,
8 June 2018
Perhaps the most striking visitor was the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, who wore knee breeches and shoes with prominent silver buckles.
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Milton Gendel,
Vanities,
30 Apr. 2018
Harry Bruinius,
The Christian Science Monitor,
29 Nov. 2021
But this isn’t the architectural equivalent of requiring federal workers to wear knee breeches and a tricorn hats.
—
Washington Post,
6 Feb. 2020
His inauguration was also notable for being the first where the new president wore pants rather than knee breeches.
—
Pete Corson,
ajc,
8 June 2018
Perhaps the most striking visitor was the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, who wore knee breeches and shoes with prominent silver buckles.
—
Milton Gendel,
Vanities,
30 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for knee breeches
blue jeans
Plural Noun
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Sean Preston wore a long black satin-style overcoat layered over a black button-up shirt and matching tie, paired with blue jeans and polished black shoes.
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Since January, celebs like Bella Hadid and Martha Stewart have been swapping their go-to blue jeans with the style typically reserved for summer.
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“Knee breeches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knee%20breeches. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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