How to Use ascot in a Sentence
ascot
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Here are the nimrods in for dead ascot in a chocolate staircase.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 23 Sep. 2019
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So come on Boo Boo Kitty—loosen up that ascot and let’s binge-watch Empire.
—Alessandra Ram, WIRED, 5 Aug. 2015
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And is there not something enchanting about a cook who wears French cuffs and an ascot?
—Christopher Kimball, WSJ, 4 May 2018
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The doll, who loves his ascot and his dreamhouse, hangs out with the wrong crowd at Sunnyside Daycare.
—Carly Mallenbaum, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2020
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There was a wide angle that captured my ascot, my brooch, and my very handsome face quite well.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2021
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The gang included Daphne, the beauty; Velma, the brains; and Fred, the ascot-wearing leader.
—Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2020
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There, men were required to wear an ascot tie with a tailcoat jacket.
—Stacey Leasca, Southern Living, 9 May 2018
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Whereas Bruce looks like a sitcom husband who left his wife for an ascot.
—Darren Franich, EW.com, 5 Jan. 2022
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Just because the event is called the Royal Ascot doesn't mean attendees have to wear an ascot-style hat.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 6 Aug. 2018
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And it wasn't limited to his suede gloves, silk ascots and colorful puffer coats.
—Christopher Wynn, Dallas News, 3 July 2019
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Her date was longtime boyfriend Corey Gamble, who wore a matching blue ascot.
—Jenna Rosenstein, Harper's BAZAAR, 6 May 2019
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And that trim physique shown off in houndstooth check jackets and ascots back in the 1960s has softened somewhat under a scarlet sweater vest.
—Alex Williams, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2018
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Everybody needs to come attired in some neck wear, too, like a tie, or an ascot, or a scarf, or whatever.
—Will Higgins, Indianapolis Star, 12 Sep. 2017
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And how else to account for that deepest mystery of the Scoobyverse—Fred’s fondness for his orange ascot?
—Christopher Orr, The Atlantic, 19 Apr. 2020
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With harlots in fish-net stockings hanging on each arm, a self-satisfied grandee, shades and ascot in place, struts down a city sidewalk.
—Garry Trudeau, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2017
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Everybody needs to come attired in some neckwear, too, like a tie, or an ascot, or a scarf or whatever.
—Will Higgins, Indianapolis Star, 12 Apr. 2018
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Cue a man dressed as Harry (long hair, printed jacket, ruffled ascot and all) jumping out at him from a makeshift side table.
—Molly Horan, Teen Vogue, 20 Oct. 2017
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Along the way, Minnick picked up a signature fashion statement, an ascot.
—Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 31 July 2020
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They are dressed in muted, vaguely psychedelic garb, ascots and striped trousers.
—Erin Blakemore, Longreads, 20 July 2017
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Go ahead, get fancy — a string of pearls or a jaunty ascot are perfectly appropriate for tea.
—Pamela Wright, BostonGlobe.com, 17 May 2022
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Seated, wearing a crisp collared shirt, an ascot tie, and smoking a cigarette, the author spoke about the creation of a class of pariahs in America.
—Danielle Jackson, Longreads, 18 Sep. 2017
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Turnbull & Asser had no ties like that in its line, and at first, the label’s representatives suggested an ascot in its place.
—Stuart Emmrich, New York Times, 3 June 2017
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Mallmann is there, wearing a beret, an ascot, a pink oxford shirt, eyeglasses with red frames, and a gold corduroy blazer with an orange pocket square.
—João Canziani, Esquire, 22 Jan. 2018
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For film lovers, Peter Bogdanovich was always a welcome sight, with his ubiquitous glasses and ever-present ascot.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2022
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Elsewhere, Gates is preoccupied with the ascot, a species of men’s neckwear that often signifies luxury and leisure.
—Sharon Mizota, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2019
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But the production is well served by its costume supervisor, Holly Henshaw, fluent in tiaras, tweeds, ascots and drapey dresses.
—Andy Webster, New York Times, 3 May 2017
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He was known for his impressive wardrobe, an ever-changing, ever-fashionable line of suits, blazers, bow ties, vests and the occasional ascot.
—Tim Carman, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2022
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Also from the ’50s, Dallas rockabilly singer Ronnie Dawson sports an ascot and impossibly tight hair in a glamour shot.
—Jeremy Hallock, Dallas News, 6 Apr. 2021
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The actor's double-breasted waistcoat featured an exaggerated lapel, and Will completed his dapper look with a Martini-fit shirt in white poplin and a classic ascot in black silk satin.
—Olivia Jakiel, PEOPLE.com, 27 Mar. 2022
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Competitors are obligated to wear something around their neck — a scarf, a tie, an ascot, something — the idea being that homeowners along the alley are less likely to call police if the people lurking in the alley are dressed snappily.
—Will Higgins, Indianapolis Star, 7 May 2018
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