How to Use regalia in a Sentence

regalia

plural noun
  • And so this is the first time … rapping in our regalia.
    — Jack Cooksey, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
  • But will a mere month or so of full festive regalia be enough?
    — Jason Karaian, Quartz, 17 Nov. 2019
  • But now’s the time to go to the prairie to see this showy plant in its full regalia.
    — Sheryl Devore, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2025
  • This was the regalia Paris had been given the day he was made a moran.
    — Nurith Aizenman, NPR, 12 May 2024
  • Many of the protesters are decked out in red-white-and-blue regalia.
    — Rich Lowry, National Review, 22 Apr. 2020
  • Our first glimpse of Gacy in full harlequin regalia is our last.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Two of the four members of their party were Cubs fans in full regalia.
    — Teddy Greenstein, chicagotribune.com, 6 July 2019
  • The closed coffin will be draped with a royal flag and adorned with royal regalia.
    — USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2022
  • At this time, the most ubiquitous of spring ephemerals is in full regalia.
    — Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Dignitaries flew in from around the world to witness the pageantry and regalia.
    — Annabelle Timsit, Washington Post, 8 May 2023
  • Also new was the house wardrobe team, on hand for skillful regalia repairs.
    — Claudia Bauer, SFChronicle.com, 12 July 2018
  • The event is steeped in tradition — and calls for royal regalia.
    — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 25 Sep. 2023
  • This year’s dancers gave a sampling of what’s to come at the winter gala, dressed in white tie and gown regalia.
    — Nadja Sayej, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
  • Madonna fans in their regalia — but last summer’s blockbuster tours have upped the ante.
    — Callie Holtermann Molly Matalon, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2024
  • Some donned dance regalia and headdresses made of long, sharp feathers dyed hot pink and turquoise.
    — Matthew Desmond, New York Times, 13 Oct. 2020
  • There were also photos of a gun and a knife, as well as a long green coat with Nazi regalia.
    — Breanna Edwards, The Root, 18 May 2018
  • Halloween or not, there will be people dressed in full ’80s regalia at their shows.
    — Annie Alleman, chicagotribune.com, 14 Oct. 2021
  • George pointed toward the regalia, twirling on the dancers’ bodies.
    — Kayla J. Dunn, oregonlive, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Porch parties are being planned and race regalia has begun to outfit the city.
    — Jim Ayello, Indianapolis Star, 2 May 2018
  • The regalia is often made from scratch, a chance to show off your cultural couture.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 3 May 2021
  • Nas came out dressed in full drum major regalia and conducted the song's blaring horns.
    — Marcus Jones, EW.com, 13 Sep. 2021
  • My first regalia was a pair of tiny gold hoops slid into place by Mami's gentle hands.
    — Yesika Salgado, refinery29.com, 1 Sep. 2022
  • During this and other events, the queen's coffin will be adorned with symbols of regalia.
    — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 12 Sep. 2022
  • Billboards and posters that show Hifter in full military regalia line the streets.
    — Washington Post, 27 June 2019
  • This regalia included a mantle, a sword, and a ring, among other pieces.
    — The Editors, Marie Claire, 22 Oct. 2019
  • Dressed in the school's maroon and gold regalia, the then 98-year-old cheered from her wheelchair.
    — NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
  • And fans are still puzzling over the final shot, which seems to show Rey in Sith regalia.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 21 Oct. 2019
  • The rest of her crew was also in full Halloween regalia as zombie bellhops.
    — Abby Gardner, Glamour, 31 Oct. 2019
  • The pups were in Gucci regalia just like her—only in New York.
    — The Editors, Town & Country, 22 Mar. 2021
  • In the clip, a stern-looking Coleman is seen in full royal regalia riding a horse.
    — Natalie Morin, refinery29.com, 20 Aug. 2020

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