How to Use de rigueur in a Sentence

de rigueur

adjective
  • Dark sunglasses are de rigueur these days.
  • That’s de rigueur ahead of any deal talk.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Jewels are de rigueur once more to a man’s black-tie wardrobe.
    — Leena Kim and Olivia Hosken, Town & Country, 17 May 2022
  • Jeans and boots—and tousled hair—are de rigueur at both places.
    — Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit, 13 Apr. 2017
  • Keeping the ball out of play and putting it out of play are de rigueur.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 22 June 2019
  • All-white kitchens have been de rigueur for the better part of the last decade.
    — Jessica Dailey, Good Housekeeping, 11 Feb. 2019
  • Loafers were very kind of de rigueur as far as I was concerned.
    — Vogue, 5 June 2018
  • Million-dollar price tags are de rigueur.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026
  • This rigmarole has grown de rigueur enough to inspire a meme.
    — Katy Waldman, Slate Magazine, 22 Aug. 2017
  • Women have stepped down from the high heels once considered de rigueur.
    — New York Times, 2 Aug. 2021
  • Of course, candy boxes are de rigueur for movie theater snacks.
    — Nora Colomer, Fox News, 22 June 2024
  • Miller sharply criticizes that toll, which is de rigueur in the business.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 9 July 2022
  • Nudity is now de rigueur in every film.
    — Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
  • But is this kind of project, within the next few years, going to become de rigueur?
    — John Werner, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
  • There has been much talk, since mask wearing became de rigueur, about the death of lipstick.
    — April Long, Town & Country, 4 Dec. 2020
  • The wine list offers a de rigueur mix of old world vintages with new world offerings.
    — Alissa Fitzgerald, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2022
  • Among other things, this is the festival of chocolate, so a recipe is de rigueur.
    — Beth Segal, cleveland, 10 Apr. 2020
  • Cooking with olive oil is de rigueur (or di rigore) and can also take the place of butter.
    — Paul Feinstein, Travel + Leisure, 26 Feb. 2021
  • Some de rigueur pencil skirts and shearlings fashioned as heirloom furs.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 17 May 2026
  • Eating on air is de rigueur here, so try getting through an episode without a snack at your own peril.
    — New York Times, 28 Dec. 2019
  • This glistening grape and gold duo is sure to shine against the season’s de rigueur flute(s) of bubbly.
    — Zoe Ruffner, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2018
  • As summer shades into fall, a lightweight dress becomes de rigueur, whether worn on its own or with a sweater.
    — New York Times, 19 Aug. 2021
  • Summer swimwear has come a long way since itty-bitty string bikinis were de rigueur for the beach and by the pool.
    — Amanda Randone, refinery29.com, 31 May 2024
  • Reflective of this is the fact that seven-figure prices have become de rigueur for both.
    — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 22 Sep. 2022
  • After all, double cleansing is de rigueur in the land of K-beauty.
    — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Rose-Ann envisions wearing it with black fishnets and a de rigueur spray tan.
    — Cathy Alter, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Fawning hat aside, Gerber stuck to her de rigueur style when exiting the stage door.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Every few years, Adidas sneakers reemerge as the fashion shoe de rigueur.
    — Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 2 Dec. 2022
  • This de rigueur Royère sofa set has become the bling thing that everybody wants.
    — Robin Pogrebin, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2023
  • The humor courses through the score, which is a few cuts above the de rigueur movie-to-musical standard.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2024

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