white-tie
adjective
variants
or less commonly white tie
: characterized by or requiring the wearing of formal evening clothes consisting of white bow tie and tailcoat for men and a formal gown for women
a white-tie dinner
compare black-tie
Examples of white-tie in a Sentence
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Harris will skip the white-tie Al Smith charity dinner in Manhattan on Oct. 17, a traditional stop for presidential candidates, to campaign in a battleground state.
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Mike Allen, Axios, 22 Sep. 2024
If the court blocks the volunteers from using the Swan Ball name, the volunteer group has told multiple outlets, the group will simply organize a white-tie gala under a different name.
—Adam Tamburin, Axios, 4 Sep. 2024
Diana sported the family heirloom at her 1981 wedding to the future monarch and also used it at other white-tie events in the following years.
—Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 2 Sep. 2024
The song details a real event in which a Black woman died after being struck with a cane by a wealthy white man at a white-tie Baltimore party.
—Alex Williams, New York Times, 14 May 2024
The French president and his wife, First Lady Birgitte Macron, joined the Swedish royals for the diplomatic dinner at the Royal Palace in Stockholm, which called for a white-tie dress code, including tiaras.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 31 Jan. 2024
The foursome posed for a group photo ahead of the event in the 1844 Room, with Kate and Camilla glittering in tiaras for the white-tie event.
—Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 6 Dec. 2023
Heeding the white-tie dress code that state banquets dictate, Jennie, Jisoo, Lisa and Rosé stylishly arrived at Buckingham Palace in glam gowns.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 21 Nov. 2023
While tiaras are traditionally worn for white-tie affairs, Queen Mathilde made a more demure style statement in the wake of the tragedy.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 31 Oct. 2023
Mike Allen, Axios, 22 Sep. 2024
If the court blocks the volunteers from using the Swan Ball name, the volunteer group has told multiple outlets, the group will simply organize a white-tie gala under a different name.
—Adam Tamburin, Axios, 4 Sep. 2024
Diana sported the family heirloom at her 1981 wedding to the future monarch and also used it at other white-tie events in the following years.
—Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 2 Sep. 2024
The song details a real event in which a Black woman died after being struck with a cane by a wealthy white man at a white-tie Baltimore party.
—Alex Williams, New York Times, 14 May 2024
The French president and his wife, First Lady Birgitte Macron, joined the Swedish royals for the diplomatic dinner at the Royal Palace in Stockholm, which called for a white-tie dress code, including tiaras.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 31 Jan. 2024
The foursome posed for a group photo ahead of the event in the 1844 Room, with Kate and Camilla glittering in tiaras for the white-tie event.
—Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 6 Dec. 2023
Heeding the white-tie dress code that state banquets dictate, Jennie, Jisoo, Lisa and Rosé stylishly arrived at Buckingham Palace in glam gowns.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 21 Nov. 2023
While tiaras are traditionally worn for white-tie affairs, Queen Mathilde made a more demure style statement in the wake of the tragedy.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 31 Oct. 2023
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“White-tie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white-tie. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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