How to Use tweed in a Sentence
tweed
noun- The elderly professor was always seen in his tweeds.
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This tweed and gabardine trench melds to the body and feels like a fresh take on your go-to trench.
— Kerry Pieri, Harper's BAZAAR, 27 June 2022 -
Pristine tweed suits and white lace gowns have been two of her go-tos.
— Christian Allaire, Vogue, 23 Nov. 2022 -
For the high-class, there were ecru and black tweed skirt suits -- the house signature.
— Thomas Adamson, Star Tribune, 6 Oct. 2020 -
The skirt-blazer combo was pink and white tweed and had a black trim.
— Janae McKenzie, Glamour, 5 Oct. 2021 -
The tweed notes were a nod to Lagerfeld’s famous tweed Chanel looks.
— Brittany Natale, Redbook, 3 May 2023 -
October brings the Horse of the Year show, with its sea of tweed and stench of manure.
— Tom Rowley, 1843, 6 Mar. 2020 -
Help your man stay warm and look sharp in Missoni’s tweed coat ($4,340).
— Lindzi Scharf, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2020 -
Brands like Noah and Rowing Blazers sold rugby shirts and tweed to the cool kids in the late 2010s.
— Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2022 -
This coat is a silk and cashmere blend that looks almost like a tweed.
— Marisa Meltzer, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2023 -
The tweed fabric is sourced from the Lovat Mill in Scotland.
— Connor Hoffman, Car and Driver, 30 Nov. 2020 -
Can't seem to stumble across the right tweed set at the consignment shop?
— Aemilia Madden, Harper's BAZAAR, 24 Oct. 2022 -
Feel free to wear tweed while fly-fishing from the banks of one of the storied chalk streams where the sport began.
— David Coggins, Robb Report, 1 May 2021 -
But the wife and I stocked up tartan and tweeds for holiday gifts.
— Brian T. Allen, National Review, 16 Nov. 2023 -
Some of the pink tweed looks hinted at Coco Chanel’s early suits from the 1950s.
— Laia Farran Graves, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024 -
Let others praise for good cause the virtues of Yeats, Irish whiskey, Donegal tweed and the Chieftains.
— Mike Kerrigan, WSJ, 16 Mar. 2022 -
The dress, which appears to be made of some sort of tweed fabric, featured two cutouts on the sides for a bit of spice.
— Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 10 Apr. 2022 -
Ladylike glamour with a twist comes in the form of J Crew's remixed tweed.
— Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country, 13 Sep. 2022 -
Tuck it into a pair of high-waist tweed black shorts and the look changes entirely.
— Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 9 Oct. 2024 -
Certainly the vibrant tones and textures of the landscapes on the walls were echoed in their tweeds that dressed the room.
— Vogue, 15 Nov. 2019 -
There were bears in straw hats, bonnets, bow ties, and tweed jackets.
— Kerry Elson, The New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2022 -
Taylor wore a purple cashmere dress and added a tweed and fur coat to stay warm.
— Jessica Booth, Peoplemag, 8 June 2024 -
There are lots of tweed or silk jumpsuits lined with light terry cloth.
— Allyson Portee, Forbes, 5 May 2022 -
Now the men of the ensemble come out, pirouetting in tweed skirt suits.
— Helen Shaw, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2021 -
Even more importantly, there is tweed — and a lot of it.
— Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 24 Jan. 2020 -
And Alice trades her leather for a pink tweed blazer and asks Hal Cooper out for a malt.
— Jessica MacLeish, Teen Vogue, 8 Nov. 2018 -
In that spirit, the members will likely wear tweed suits.
— Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2024 -
In the image, Hilton wears a red tweed dress and Reum has on a dark plaid jacket over a blue, button-down shirt.
— Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com, 27 Dec. 2021 -
The land of tartan, kilts, and Harris tweed might have inspired the design but here these codes are subverted.
— Gemma A. Williams, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024 -
In the two-minute feature, Robbie puts on a dab of the scent and a red tweed two-piece suit before hopping in her convertible to meet up with Elordi, but fate gets in the way.
— Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2024
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