How to Use de rigueur in a Sentence

de rigueur

adjective
  • Dark sunglasses are de rigueur these days.
  • Of course, candy boxes are de rigueur for movie theater snacks.
    Nora Colomer, Fox News, 22 June 2024
  • 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
  • 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
  • As summer shades into fall, a lightweight dress becomes de rigueur, whether worn on its own or with a sweater.
    New York Times, 19 Aug. 2021
  • 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

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