How to Use necktie in a Sentence

necktie

noun
  • Again, there is just a hint of a necktie here.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Let the collar poke out of crewneck sweaters or throw on a necktie.
    — Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 13 Mar. 2025
  • His mother found him in his bedroom, hanged by one of his neckties.
    — Breanna Edwards, The Root, 12 May 2017
  • Some of the most stylish young women are walking around in neckties.
    — airmail.news, 1 Mar. 2025
  • The auction floor was a sea of white cowboy hats and silk neckties.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Feb. 2026
  • He was found bludgeoned with a brick and strangled with his own necktie.
    — Sam Roberts, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2023
  • The tux itself is made of black and gold-colored duct tape, as is his necktie.
    — Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 July 2023
  • Those items included a necktie, dog leash, shirt, socks, shorts and a t-shirt.
    — Carol Robinson | [email protected], al, 13 June 2023
  • The neckties are valued at $38 apiece.
    — Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 31 Oct. 2025
  • The top of the two-piece featured a halter necktie and bustier cups.
    — Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 30 July 2023
  • Cyrus dresses up a simple white tee and daisy dukes look with a red bandana necktie.
    — Braudie Blais-Billie, Billboard, 4 May 2017
  • Like most trends, neckties will likely come back around in another fun and unique way.
    — Kristopher Fraser, Robb Report, 20 June 2025
  • He was buried in one of his favorite neckties, featuring bulls, bears and stock quotes.
    — James R. Hagerty, WSJ, 13 June 2019
  • Let the collar poke out of crewneck sweaters or throw on a necktie for yet more styling options.
    — Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Distressed straight fit jeans were styled with an oversized blazer and necktie.
    — Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Sage Nelsen’s line, which featured tops, bottoms and a full skirt, made from neckties.
    — Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune, 22 July 2023
  • At the match, George looked like Will's mini-me in a smart blue suit and a necktie.
    — Kayleigh Roberts, Marie Claire, 18 July 2021
  • Countless gift guides for the men in your life offer up the same neckties and tool sets and tasteful leather belts.
    — Matthew Korfhage, WIRED, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Use a cotton t-shirt as a blindfold and a necktie or pair of stockings to make handcuffs.
    — Gigi Engle, SELF, 28 Sep. 2018
  • It’s been more than a year since Curtis Wilson tied a necktie.
    — oregonlive, 20 Apr. 2021
  • Off-White put a graphic spin on them by adding lettering on its neckties.
    — Andrea Bossi, Essence, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Were Donald Trump a client, Weitz would go straight for the neckties.
    — Jane Mayer, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2013
  • Break out those green Adam Smith neckties hanging in the back of your closet.
    — James Pethokoukis, TheWeek, 17 Jan. 2020
  • Ibarra has taken some of his students shopping for their first suit and showed them how to tie a necktie.
    — Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2024
  • The actor wore a black one-button peak lapel tuxedo trimmed in satin, along with a white evening shirt and a necktie.
    — Laney Crawley, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The audience wore more neckties than feather boas, though plenty of those.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2026
  • Do the servers’ Tom Ford suits have elastic waistbands and clip-on polyester neckties?
    — Pete Wells, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2018
  • Slim-fitting jeans with clean washes were paired with button-down shirts, check blazers and neckties.
    — Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 23 Feb. 2026
  • People have been predicting the death of the necktie for about 50 years, or most of my adult life.
    — Kevin Fisher-Paulson, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Rose made her way down the catwalk in a gray blouse with a coordinating necktie and black trousers.
    — Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025

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