How to Use dinner jacket in a Sentence

dinner jacket

noun

• Mercer becomes a suspect when police find heroin in the dinner jacket that belongs to his artist boyfriend, William (Nico Tortorella).
  — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 May 2023
• Think of it like a sleek dinner jacket that will never go out of style.
  — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 19 Mar. 2021
• Then a white dinner jacket slowly flutters down from the sky.
  — Joyce Wadler, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2018
• For men, make sure to pack a dinner jacket, as some restaurants require them.
  — Bridget Hallinan, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Feb. 2018
• Dust off your dinner jackets and dig your finest satin gloves out of storage: Downton Abbey is back.
  — Jennifer M. Wood, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Aug. 2019
• The vibe of the place permits a LBD or dinner jacket, but doesn't frown on casual, either.
  — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2019
• And a velvet a shawl-collar dinner jacket in a rich, jewel-tone green?
  — Jonathan Evans, Esquire, 18 Dec. 2017
• Naturally, the trousers of the evening suit match the fabric of the jacket (except when wearing a white dinner jacket).
  — Lois Fenton, Arkansas Online, 4 Apr. 2021
• Bill Nye Nye wore a floral silk dinner jacket by Nick Graham.
  — Scott Christian, Esquire, 4 Feb. 2017
• But his pearlescent, Cheshire Cat smile, matched by the white of his dinner jacket, was unmistakable.
  — Ben Reiter, SI.com, 25 June 2019
• Meanwhile, Lee wore a custom white Tom Ford dinner jacket.
  — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 30 June 2022
• Scott has been responsible for the dinner jackets and tux shirts Jagger wears in concert.
  — Phoebe Eaton, Harper's BAZAAR, 23 Mar. 2011
• Just minutes into the show, host Gary Collins pulled an envelope from his burgundy dinner jacket: the names of the 10 finalists.
  — Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2021
• Rocco, 22, on the other hand, opted for a purple velvet dinner jacket, a lilac charmeuse classic collar shirt, a pair of Tom Ford dress shoes and a bow tie to top off the look.
  — Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 15 Sep. 2022
• Love wore a Ralph Lauren peak lapel silk shantung cream dinner jacket with custom tuxedo pants.
  — Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE.com, 29 June 2022
• The place the hosts were conjuring was Lyford Cay, Bahamas; time, present day, but with a feel harking to the '50s with women wearing their finest summery flaired frocks and men in white dinner jackets.
  — Sue Strachan, NOLA.com, 5 Jan. 2018
• Affleck was also in Ralph Lauren, wearing a couture tuxedo with a cream dinner jacket and black trousers.
  — Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 27 Aug. 2022
• The lobby was crowded with Tory grandees, some in dinner jackets and others in pajamas, many coated in dust.
  — Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2023
• Gerwig’s sparkling gown and Peele’s velvet dinner jacket were both in line with the era of classic cinema the photo shoot was meant to evoke—chalky clapboards and saddle pants and the golden age of film.
  — Rebecca Keegan, HWD, 1 Dec. 2017
• To speak of the January 6 insurrection, then, is like wearing a too-tight dinner jacket to a charity ball.
  — Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 6 Jan. 2022
• The groom donned a custom Loro Piana ivory mohair dinner jacket with a satin shawl lapel collar tailored by Rudi Festari.
  — New York Times, 26 Mar. 2021
• The 50-year-old's look included a formal one-button peak cream dinner jacket with a black double-pleated trouser and narrow piqué bib shirt.
  — Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 1 Sep. 2022
• Instead of a sea of the same black tuxedos, this year's nominees and presenters opted for swanky velvet dinner jackets, piles of lapel pins, and even one Grimace purple tux.
  — Matt Sebra, GQ, 18 Sep. 2017
• Suspended Leipzig midfielder Naby Keita watched his side in an eye-catching dinner jacket with a red top hat.
  — USA TODAY, 23 Sep. 2017
• Charles Kushner’s son and Donald Trump’s daughter’s husband stands firm in his allegiances yet dons (and sheds) his beliefs like dinner jackets.
  — Katy Waldman, Slate Magazine, 14 Apr. 2017
• Despite his tail and his horns and his chartreuse dinner jacket, Hades isn’t an especially malicious fiend.
  — Justin Davidson, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2021
• For the reception, EJ swapped his tux jacket for a burgundy velvet dinner jacket also by Tom Ford, ditched his neckwear, and unbuttoned his collar at the start of dinner.
  — Carrie Goldberg, Harper's BAZAAR, 13 Apr. 2021
• Men sport tuxedos or dinner jackets, and while some women opt for evening dirndls in honor of Austrian tradition, most wear chiffon gowns in a rainbow of colors.
  — Emily Selter, Town & Country, 2 Dec. 2016
• Cocktail: velvet dinner jacket, tuxedo trousers and a turtleneck 8.
  — Caroline Hatchett, Robb Report, 8 Nov. 2022
• Regarding the origins of the eponymous dinner jacket, theories abound.
  — Ash Carter, Town & Country, 1 Jan. 2012

Last Updated: 16 Dec 2024