How to Use tuxedo in a Sentence

tuxedo

noun
  • Six hours and two venues in tuxedos or gowns is not for the faint of heart.
    — Amber Elliott, Houston Chronicle, 16 Sep. 2019
  • The groom donned a classic black tuxedo and a dark green bow tie.
    — Jenny Block, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2020
  • No safe gowns or boring tuxedos here.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 28 Dec. 2025
  • The pair donned a tuxedo and wedding dress and even wrote their own vows.
    — Megan Becka, cleveland, 13 July 2021
  • In the melee, all but two of the buttons on his tuxedo shirt popped off.
    — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 2 June 2026
  • Skene wore a black jacquard tuxedo with a satin navy lapel and a velvet bowtie.
    — Marissa Muller, WWD, 26 Jan. 2025
  • Some balls allow tuxedos as well.
    — Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 18 Feb. 2026
  • The groom wore a dark tuxedo, while the bride had on a white polka dot dress.
    — Vincent M. Mallozzi New York Times, Star Tribune, 23 Feb. 2021
  • Prince William, of course, was there with his wife and wore a black tuxedo.
    — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 15 Nov. 2023
  • The groom, in a tuxedo and sneakers, posed with the bride, in a white dress.
    — Declan Walsh, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Apr. 2020
  • The male’s black-and-white plumage can seem more constrained, like a tuxedo.
    — National Geographic, 4 Aug. 2020
  • Cyrus, meanwhile, wore a black tuxedo.
    — Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 5 June 2026
  • The tuxedo was praised as one of the fashion hits of the red carpet.
    — Jonathan Landrum Jr., Chron, 25 Dec. 2020
  • Moutaz wore a black tuxedo, his beard shaved close, and a dapper chain clipped to the vest.
    — Caitlin Dwyer, Longreads, 29 May 2021
  • Her husband kept it classic in a black tuxedo with a bowtie.
    — Jack Smart, People.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Donald arrived at the event in a sleek black tuxedo and black bowtie.
    — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2024
  • There was a chicken-wing smear on my tuxedo—at my own wedding.
    — Matt Moore, Southern Living, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Pullman went for a classic bow tie and tuxedo.
    — Angel Saunders, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • The host wore his own design, a dapper three-piece tuxedo.
    — Serena Turner, Vanity Fair, 15 June 2026
  • Who says a fundraiser needs a big ballroom, gowns and tuxedos?
    — Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 27 Sep. 2025
  • The men kept things sharp in classic black tuxedos and tailored suits.
    — Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
  • All the leading men were oh-so-dapper in their crispy tuxedos.
    — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025
  • And then there is the moody portrait of a rabbit dressed in a tuxedo in the kitchen.
    — Marni Elyse Katz, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 June 2020
  • Slick back your hair, slip into your heels, and don your backwards tuxedo.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Kelce — dressed in a full tuxedo and a top hat — carried Swift in his arms.
    — Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Cameron Grimes as a butler has to wear a tuxedo with a bowtie and no dress suit.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 8 June 2021
  • George wore a tuxedo by the same designer.
    — Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
  • George, 64, looked dapper in a black tuxedo.
    — Staff Author, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The dad-of-two donned a black tuxedo, while Young rocked a lace jumpsuit in white.
    — Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful, 26 Apr. 2021
  • Photos taped to a brick wall appear to show Worth in a tuxedo.
    — oregonlive, 27 July 2022

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