How to Use toga in a Sentence

toga

noun
  • Someone had dressed her up in a silver toga-like garment and a knit cap.
    — Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 10 May 2022
  • The long, light-brown hair falling over blue eyes and the tunic or toga framing a tall, slender build.
    — Matthew Martinez, star-telegram, 28 Feb. 2018
  • The king, cast in lead and covered in gold gilt, sat on a horse and wore a Roman toga and a crown of laurels.
    — Washington Post, 5 Nov. 2021
  • Smith is wearing a white toga with angel wings, a gold, saint-like wreath crown, and is holding a harp with gold trimmings.
    — Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 31 July 2024
  • The cast stayed at a motel, where the debauchery rivaled the film’s toga party.
    — Bruce Fretts, New York Times, 1 May 2018
  • Take the dagger out from under the toga, Mark, and show your colleagues that lean and hungry look.
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2017
  • Pool parties, poker nights, talent shows, toga parties, pig roasts.
    — Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2022
  • But the film isn’t a prequel and Mescal won’t be stepping into Crowe’s toga.
    — Brent Lang, Variety, 6 Jan. 2023
  • The choice of where to go was easier than finding a beer at a Delta House toga party.
    — Dan Fellner, The Arizona Republic, 27 Aug. 2020
  • The toga was time-consuming to put on, and left one arm immobilized under its complex folds.
    — National Geographic, 4 Nov. 2019
  • The Nissan Leaf, on the other hand, wears its eudaimonia like a frumpy toga.
    — Dan Neil, WSJ, 22 Mar. 2018
  • Altogether, the dress gives the impression of one long piece of silk that has been fashioned into a garment, toga-style.
    — Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 2 Sep. 2022
  • Craggy mountains and a turbulent sky reflect the fury of the white-bearded troubador, who will go to his death in a red toga and black cape, a harp in his hand.
    — Susan Dunne, courant.com, 8 May 2017
  • Veronica, drugged and dressed in a toga, seems to buy into this myth, which is confirmed by an old hermit witch to whom Virginia applies for help.
    — Deborah Young, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Sep. 2019
  • Take note, fraternities of America, commitment to the shtick is the key to a classy toga party.
    — Brenna Williams, CNN, 9 June 2017
  • The model stepped out in NYC in a super-short wet-look dress that’s a little bit toga, a little bit bedsheets.
    — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 28 Aug. 2023
  • The gathering held last June at a park in Irvine, California, was not a standard toga party.
    — Rhaina Cohen, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2022
  • Emilia rocked a superhero-toga combination outfit with devil horns, while Gwendolyn was a sheet ghost.
    — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 1 Nov. 2022
  • For his 52nd birthday, Franklin Roosevelt hosted a toga party in the White House.
    — Lillian Cunningham, Washington Post, 18 Feb. 2018
  • Not all fashions from the Roman Empire stand up to present scrutiny—you’d be hard pressed to find a toga worn anywhere but a frat party, for instance.
    — Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 22 June 2026
  • Johnson and Cookie, 64, both wore gold laurels around their heads, with Johnson in a white toga and Cookie in a white dress.
    — Daniel S. Levine, Peoplemag, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Mon Mothma's sober toga wasn't as intricate or bank-breaking, but fellow con-goers only wanted to talk to you about Bothan death tolls.
    — Wired, 18 Nov. 2019
  • By the time the nominee montage ended, Cena was clothed in a makeshift toga, which looked like it was fashioned out of an Oscars stage curtain and tassel.
    — Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 11 Mar. 2024
  • There’s a certain novelty to a machine that can spit out margaritas on demand which appeals to toga-wearing frat bros, and Close doesn’t deny that.
    — Nicole Goodkind, Fortune, 20 May 2020
  • The answer may relate to a friend or loved one in the cast or crew, the irresistible opportunity to spend between seven and 10 days acting in a toga or, well, money.
    — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 July 2024
  • Who can forget commentator Bobby The Brain Heenan dressed in toga while entering the venue backward on a camel.
    — Jim Varsallone, miamiherald, 1 June 2018
  • As several women listen intently, Belushi, donning a toga, rips the guitar out of Bishop's hands and smashes it into a wall.
    — Mark Gray, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
  • In fact the modern man resembles the 5th century Frank in trousers far more than the 3rd century Gallo-Roman in toga.
    — Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 29 June 2011
  • Today, there is no band playing on the building’s broad front porch, no one hanging out in the Gentleman’s Bar on the first floor, no one in the infamous party basement, and not a toga in sight.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 25 Sep. 2019
  • The culture is celebrated for its art, architecture, religion and style—with many crediting Etruscans with the invention of the toga.
    — Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2024

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