in costume
idiom
: wearing a costume
If all the actors are in costume, we're ready to begin.
The waiters were all in ancient Roman costume.
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Although Chris Evans won hearts as Captain America, Jim Halpert very well could've been donning the red, white, and blue — he was even asked to screen test in costume.
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Ew Staff, EW.com, 18 May 2025
The space will be filled with floating candles, wands, mystical music and staff dressed in costume.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2025
Children meet superheroes and villains, engage with games and movies, and are greeted by staff in costume.
—Chris Gallagher, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
Handsome when not in costume, Chaplin was catnip to women and reckless in his assignations.
—Diane Kiesel, airmail.news, 1 Mar. 2025
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Ew Staff, EW.com, 18 May 2025
The space will be filled with floating candles, wands, mystical music and staff dressed in costume.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2025
Children meet superheroes and villains, engage with games and movies, and are greeted by staff in costume.
—Chris Gallagher, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
Handsome when not in costume, Chaplin was catnip to women and reckless in his assignations.
—Diane Kiesel, airmail.news, 1 Mar. 2025
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“In costume.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20costume. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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