How to Use tux in a Sentence

tux

noun
  • What's more classic than a red gown and a black tux?
    — Sophie Dodd, PEOPLE, 26 May 2026
  • Long, for his part, wore a classic black tux.
    — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Men will wear white tuxes and the ladies will wear white gowns.
    — Seventeen Editors, Seventeen, 24 Jan. 2023
  • The prince dressed up in a tux with a dotted blue tie for his big day.
    — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 Mar. 2018
  • Each time the bride wore a white wedding dress and the groom wore a black tux.
    — Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, 16 Jan. 2018
  • Dad never saw my son drive a car, race a bike, or wear a tux to prom.
    — Kim Cross, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Abbott matched in a black tux and skinny tie.
    — Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 8 June 2026
  • Wilson, for his part, wore a classic black tux.
    — Emma Banks, InStyle, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Johnson, decked out in a dapper tux, cheered.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Thompson went with a classic black-and-white tux.
    — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
  • The groom, meanwhile, sported a black tux and bowtie.
    — Erin Clack, People.com, 4 Aug. 2025
  • Get a date, rent a tux or buy a dress, pick up a corsage, and maybe splurge on a limo.
    — Tawnell D. Hobbs, WSJ, 26 Apr. 2017
  • The actor keeps it classy in his tux with his white shirt buttoned all the way up.
    — Brittany Talarico, Peoplemag, 21 Nov. 2022
  • Rowan is a three-year-old male, always dressed in his tux and ready for the next huge event.
    — Susan Green, OregonLive.com, 29 Aug. 2017
  • Adam Sandler arrived in a tux — a twist for him!
    — Charna Flam, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Like, it isn’t always done by somebody on a stage in a tux or in an evening gown.
    — Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2022
  • George kept it classic in a black tux with a white button-down shirt and black bow tie.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Prince Harry wore a classic black tux to the black-tie event.
    — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 20 Jan. 2024
  • The patron clearly had assumed a black guy in a tux was there to serve.
    — Jennifer Brett, AJC.com, 23 Jan. 2018
  • The next night, the two were in tuxes, posing on a red carpet.
    — Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2024
  • Lagerfeld later joined her on the runway in a sleek, shiny tux.
    — Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 2 May 2023
  • New rule, all media have to wear tuxes and hot dresses.
    — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Russell, meanwhile, suited up in a black tux and bow tie.
    — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 16 June 2026
  • Put him in a tux on a red carpet and that’s where the Swedish driver thrives.
    — Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Molly wants to look her best for picture day at her school, and what looks better than a tux?
    — Sarah Kate Ellis, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026
  • Amal stunned in a skintight red mermaid gown, while George looked dapper in a black tux.
    — Yerin Kim, InStyle, 11 Jan. 2026
  • The bride wore a custom Valentino gown and the groom wore a Dior tux.
    — Sam Sussman, Vogue, 16 Apr. 2022
  • The photo shoot ends with Zoe in a wedding dress and Grant in a tux.
    — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Jung's wedding look will be a tux from Men's Wearhouse.
    — Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 14 Feb. 2026
  • The store shared a first look at the custom label inside the tux jacket last month.
    — Kansas City Star, 13 June 2026

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