How to Use cummerbund in a Sentence

cummerbund

noun
  • Rippon paired the look with a black cummerbund and patent-leather bow tie.
    — Emilia Petrarca, The Cut, 4 Mar. 2018
  • The suited style was comprised of a tuxedo, bowtie and cummerbund.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 9 May 2026
  • Who's got a fist full o'Natty, no sleeves and a carnation pink cummerbund?
    — Domenica Bongiovanni, Indianapolis Star, 25 May 2018
  • Moore wore Brandon Maxwell, a pink twill gazar blouse with a red crepe cummerbund skirt.
    — Washington Post, 23 Sep. 2019
  • The other, with the cummerbund,Runs some bank or mutual fund.
    — Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2018
  • The must-have accessory was a knit cummerbund worn with a thin belt, defining the waistline in any look.
    — Colleen Barry, Quartz, 22 Feb. 2024
  • The model’s lineage shows in the black band that wraps the lengthy hood like a vintage Armani cummerbund.
    — Lawrence Ulrich, Robb Report, 2 May 2024
  • Moore is in a custom Brandon Maxwell pink twill gazar blouse and red crepe cummerbund skirt.
    — Melissa Magsaysay, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Sep. 2019
  • Singer Ricky Martin made a cameo in a loose white shirt and trousers with an eye-catching satin cummerbund detail at the waist.
    — Tony Bravo, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Feb. 2026
  • And Yang was, otherwise, tuxedo-ready in black wool cigarette pants, cummerbund and loafers.
    — Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Adam Brody kicked the formality up another notch with a cummerbund.
    — Washington Post, 16 Jan. 2024
  • The flower girls and page boys were in ivory silk with blush pink sashes and cummerbunds, and the girls had flower crowns in their hair that were made using the same blooms as the bridal bouquets.
    — Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 11 July 2019
  • Delevingne layered a black silk cummerbund over her suit and finished the look with a silver single-knot tie and classic black pumps for a little feminine flair.
    — Kerry Pieri, Harper's BAZAAR, 12 Oct. 2018
  • But though Tuxedo Park feels changeless, its boundaries fastened like a cummerbund, the world just beyond is pressing.
    — Julie Lasky, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2017
  • This season, campuses with abound in tartan, weskits, cummerbunds, slacks and separate jackets.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Aug. 2019
  • For the first governor's dinner, the onetime fashion model favored a black velvet tuxedo with satin lapels and a crisp white tuxedo shirt and a cummerbund.
    — Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
  • New for 2026, the sale also will include suits, tuxedos, button-down shirts, ties, bow ties, suspenders and cummerbunds.
    — Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Kravitz's Saint Laurent ensemble featured a plunging silk top highlighting his toned chest, and wide-legged trousers with a wide cummerbund.
    — Tracey Harrington McCoy, Peoplemag, 12 Mar. 2023
  • Kravitz's Saint Laurent ensemble featured a plunging silk top highlighting his toned chest, and wide-legged trousers with a wide cummerbund.
    — Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 5 Jan. 2024
  • Williams wore a white peak-lapel dinner jacket trimmed in grosgrain, paired with a white silk evening shirt, black evening trousers and a white grosgrain cummerbund, all by Giorgio Armani.
    — Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 5 May 2026
  • Williams wore a white peak-lapel dinner jacket trimmed in grosgrain, paired with a white silk evening shirt, black evening trousers and a white grosgrain cummerbund, all by Giorgio Armani.
    — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Sartorial glamour is tied to the tasteful presentation of an idealized shape — hence corsets, bustiers, shoulder pads, belts and cummerbunds.
    — E. Alex Jung, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2023
  • For the Golden Globes, Williams wore a peak-label dinner jacket trimmed in grograin paired with a white silk evening shirt, black trousers, and a white grosgrain cummerbund.
    — Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 11 Jan. 2026
  • For the special day, Sia wore a three-quarter sleeve lace mermaid gown, with a high neck and paired with a matching veil while her new husband opted for a light colored tuxedo with a silk cummerbund and bowtie.
    — Alexandra Schonfeld, Peoplemag, 25 May 2023
  • The best looks were figurative, such as a Asiatic pleated cummerbund that fanned out dramatically like opening petals.
    — Thomas Adamson, ajc, 4 Mar. 2023
  • The former model chose a Dolce & Gabbana tuxedo with satin lapels, a white shirt and a Ralph Lauren cummerbund for that occasion.
    — Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 17 Dec. 2025
  • Besides excising the shoulders from the tuxedo jacket, Scott accessorized the Olympian with a patent leather bow tie, a leather studded chest harness and a satin cummerbund.
    — Khanh T.l. Tran, latimes.com, 5 Mar. 2018
  • Paired with a custom black wool shawl collar tuxedo by Prada, a grosgrain cummerbund and a sophisticated bowtie, Stan looked every bit a leading man.
    — Brett F. Braley-Palko, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Brett Eldredge Even as a young boy, Eldredge was already channeling Sinatra, getting ready to open gifts dressed in an oh-so-cute tux and cummerbund.
    — Eileen Finan, Peoplemag, 18 Nov. 2022
  • Unlike the other Americans competing at the event, Schleper wore a race suit styled after a mariachi uniform, down to the faux bolero jacket and crimson cummerbund.
    — Amanda Ruggeri, Outside Online, 12 Feb. 2015

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