How to Use de rigueur in a Sentence

de rigueur

adjective

• Dark sunglasses are de rigueur these days.
• All-white kitchens have been de rigueur for the better part of the last decade.
  — Jessica Dailey, Good Housekeeping, 11 Feb. 2019
• Keeping the ball out of play and putting it out of play are de rigueur.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 22 June 2019
• But then Jason gets in a de rigueur cheap shot at the club.
  — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 9 July 2020
• Jeans and boots—and tousled hair—are de rigueur at both places.
  — Bon Appetit, 13 Apr. 2017
• Jewels are de rigueur once more to a man’s black-tie wardrobe.
  — Leena Kim and Olivia Hosken, Town & Country, 17 May 2022
• Loafers were very kind of de rigueur as far as I was concerned.
  — Vogue, 5 June 2018
• The event was costume de rigueur: men wore white tie and tails, women were in evening gowns.
  — Sue Strachan, NOLA.com, 15 Oct. 2017
• On the Spring 2023 runways, barely there brows were de rigueur once again.
  — Tia Williams, Harper's BAZAAR, 22 Feb. 2023
• So how did the lightweight dewy look become de rigueur?
  — Sarah Todd, Quartzy, 24 July 2019
• Miller sharply criticizes that toll, which is de rigueur in the business.
  — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 9 July 2022
• There has been much talk, since mask wearing became de rigueur, about the death of lipstick.
  — April Long, Town & Country, 4 Dec. 2020
• This glistening grape and gold duo is sure to shine against the season’s de rigueur flute(s) of bubbly.
  — Zoe Ruffner, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2018
• The white haze that settled in the stadium has become de rigueur for West Coast games in the days since the wildfires torched 10 states.
  — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 15 Sep. 2020
• Women have stepped down from the high heels once considered de rigueur.
  — New York Times, 2 Aug. 2021
• Among other things, this is the festival of chocolate, so a recipe is de rigueur.
  — Beth Segal, cleveland, 10 Apr. 2020
• This rigmarole has grown de rigueur enough to inspire a meme.
  — Katy Waldman, Slate Magazine, 22 Aug. 2017
• In its place, bottles of craft pale ales, IPAs and the like, with their fancy labels, became de rigueur.
  — oregonlive, 24 Jan. 2020
• Cooking with olive oil is de rigueur (or di rigore) and can also take the place of butter.
  — Paul Feinstein, Travel + Leisure, 26 Feb. 2021
• The wine list offers a de rigueur mix of old world vintages with new world offerings.
  — Alissa Fitzgerald, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2022
• This car even has the Saab-logo mud flaps that were a de rigueur accessory in the brand's heyday.
  — Joe Lorio, Car and Driver, 8 Mar. 2022
• Of course, candy boxes are de rigueur for movie theater snacks.
  — Nora Colomer, Fox News, 22 June 2024
• Garnish as one sees fit — unless, of course, one is serving the queen, in which case a single blush-pink petal is de rigueur.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 31 Mar. 2022
• As has become de rigueur for this genre—and a sign of our times—Marie Antoinette will make its own valiant effort to set some records straight.
  — Leena Kim, Town & Country, 10 Feb. 2023
• This de rigueur Royère sofa set has become the bling thing that everybody wants.
  — Robin Pogrebin, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2023
• Zellweger were among those being trans- formed and techniques including 3D scans of the artist are de rigueur now.
  — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 26 May 2022
• Rose-Ann envisions wearing it with black fishnets and a de rigueur spray tan.
  — Cathy Alter, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2023
• Reflective of this is the fact that seven-figure prices have become de rigueur for both.
  — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 22 Sep. 2022
• Most late-night shows have a band — one of the de rigueur elements that have been in place since Johnny Carson held sway with Doc Severinsen.
  — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 2 July 2024
• Membership at the Palm Royale is de rigueur, and once inside, Maxine claws her way to the top of society while hiding her secret poverty.
  — Jordan Riefe, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2024

Last Updated: 3 Nov 2024