How to Use business suit in a Sentence

business suit

noun
  • This clever fellow has a mind for business and a body for a business suit.
    — Dahlia Gallin Ramirez, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2021
  • The president is once again in a business suit and his too-long ties.
    — Washington Post, 6 June 2019
  • In its midst there stands a bespectacled man in a business suit.
    — Andrew Stark, WSJ, 16 Nov. 2018
  • The president wore a dark business suit with a royal-blue tie.
    — Maria Puente, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2019
  • What happens when a 6-foot-7 green woman has to buy a business suit for court?
    — Ryan Parker, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 July 2022
  • The main photograph on his website depicts him in a race suit, rather than a business suit.
    — Washington Post, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Mar. 2018
  • Mark explained that some fabrics are better for business suits, others for leisure suits.
    — Gary Shteyngart, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2025
  • The Intrepid fabric is ideal for business suits year round.
    — Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The lords and ladies in attendance will not wear their red robes and coronets, but business suits and dresses.
    — William Booth, Washington Post, 29 Apr. 2023
  • Singh sat in a business suit behind a large desk in an office with more than 20 empty chairs.
    — Paul Salopek, National Geographic, 21 Mar. 2019
  • Pants were mostly relaxed for daytime leisure and evening events, but tight for the sleek business suits worn tieless.
    — Colleen Barry, The Seattle Times, 13 Jan. 2018
  • Still, groups of tourists and business suit-wearing finance workers squeezed onboard.
    — Justin Phillips, SFChronicle.com, 28 Nov. 2019
  • The photogenic couple sports black business suits on one billboard.
    — Sarah Gish, kansascity, 22 Feb. 2018
  • On the other hand, if your reflection is wearing a business suit, look elsewhere.
    — Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver, 1 July 2023
  • But a square hole at bottom right reveals a middle-aged couple in the distance, dressed in dark business suits.
    — E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Mik, per the uzh at this point, has my favorite look of the week in a look that is made up of a men’s business suit front and lingerie in the back.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 7 June 2024
  • In court, Cantu donned a black business suit and skirt, white blouse and had her raven hair up in a bun with her glasses set atop her head.
    — Patrick Danner, San Antonio Express-News, 1 Feb. 2018
  • The offensive linemen returned from the showers to put on business suits for the flight, as required.
    — John Branch, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2019
  • My friend Laura, who had business suits and a future, treated me to lunch to celebrate.
    — Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Fatigued office workers in business suits can catch up with their sleep, and travelers jet-legged from long flights can nap with peace of mind.
    — Washington Post, 7 June 2019
  • Perez was unrecognizable Monday in a dark business suit and his hair cropped close.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2023
  • The man, dressed in a business suit, and wearing sunglasses, ordered a bourbon and soda, and the plane took off.
    — oregonlive, 9 July 2022
  • During the interview, Jones wore her hair in short, natural locs and was dressed in a business suit and pumps.
    — Alexia Fernández Campbell, Vox, 18 Apr. 2018
  • Still, the desire to understand the planet compels them to keep putting on their snowsuits, their wet suits, their business suits.
    — Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Most Popular Davis appeared in shackles and handcuffs in a business suit and white dress shirt.
    — Gabrielle Banks, Houston Chronicle, 14 Dec. 2017
  • The bronze man, clad in his business suit and red tie, could be seen clasping only the curved handle of his umbrella Sunday.
    — oregonlive, 30 Nov. 2020
  • One of my favorite shots is of a portly man in a business suit, rubbing his hands together over and over, in an age-old gesture of distress.
    — Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2020
  • Fokke de Jong always found the traditional business suit boring.
    — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 4 May 2026
  • While Jo wore a military uniform, Kim Yong Chol was dressed in a dark business suit.
    — David Nakamura, Anchorage Daily News, 1 June 2018
  • When Simon came back the next day, Harris handed her a shopping bag containing a new business suit.
    — Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2024

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