How to Use cummerbund in a Sentence

cummerbund

noun

• Sartorial glamour is tied to the tasteful presentation of an idealized shape — hence corsets, bustiers, shoulder pads, belts and cummerbunds.
  — E. Alex Jung, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2023
• Rippon paired the look with a black cummerbund and patent-leather bow tie.
  — Emilia Petrarca, The Cut, 4 Mar. 2018
• Depp wore a suit with a cummerbund but without a bow tie.
  — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 3 Jan. 2019
• The dress had long sheer sleeves and was adorned with a custom silk taffeta ruched cummerbund.
  — New York Times, 17 Oct. 2020
• Who's got a fist full o'Natty, no sleeves and a carnation pink cummerbund?
  — Domenica Bongiovanni, Indianapolis Star, 25 May 2018
• Up top, a lace bodice gave way to a bejeweled cummerbund.
  — Nicole Briese, Peoplemag, 31 Mar. 2023
• Moore wore Brandon Maxwell, a pink twill gazar blouse with a red crepe cummerbund skirt.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2019
• The other, with the cummerbund,Runs some bank or mutual fund.
  — Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2018
• Now here's a question: Back in my day, most prom etiquette required that a boy's tie and cummerbund matched his date's dress.
  — Winston Gieseke, USA TODAY, 19 May 2021
• Moore is in a custom Brandon Maxwell pink twill gazar blouse and red crepe cummerbund skirt.
  — Melissa Magsaysay, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Sep. 2019
• The flower girls and page boys were in ivory silk with blush pink sashes and cummerbunds, and the girls had flower crowns in their hair that were made using the same blooms as the bridal bouquets.
  — Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 11 July 2019
• Also missing: his new take on the mid-layer garment, which is a… cummerbund.
  — Nicole Phelps, Vogue, 8 July 2020
• If Springsteen is ripped jeans and a white T-shirt, Meat Loaf is a rented tuxedo with a sequined cummerbund and pockets filled with splits of rum.
  — Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2022
• The actor’s plaid double-breasted suit was classic enough—save for the flared legs—but his sheer polka-dot top and buttoned cummerbund made the look unique.
  — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 22 Mar. 2022
• Dr. Demento entered the lecture hall to great applause, dressed in his trademark top hat and tux, complete with red bow tie and cummerbund.
  — Jonathan H. Liu, WIRED, 24 Jan. 2012
• But though Tuxedo Park feels changeless, its boundaries fastened like a cummerbund, the world just beyond is pressing.
  — Julie Lasky, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2017
• Brett Eldredge Even as a young boy, Eldredge was already channeling Sinatra, getting ready to open gifts dressed in an oh-so-cute tux and cummerbund.
  — Eileen Finan, Peoplemag, 18 Nov. 2022
• Besides excising the shoulders from the tuxedo jacket, Scott accessorized the Olympian with a patent leather bow tie, a leather studded chest harness and a satin cummerbund.
  — Khanh T.l. Tran, latimes.com, 5 Mar. 2018
• Delevingne layered a black silk cummerbund over her suit and finished the look with a silver single-knot tie and classic black pumps for a little feminine flair.
  — Kerry Pieri, Harper's BAZAAR, 12 Oct. 2018
• For the special day, Sia wore a three-quarter sleeve lace mermaid gown, with a high neck and paired with a matching veil while her new husband opted for a light colored tuxedo with a silk cummerbund and bowtie.
  — Alexandra Schonfeld, Peoplemag, 25 May 2023
• Kravitz's Saint Laurent ensemble featured a plunging silk top highlighting his toned chest, and wide-legged trousers with a wide cummerbund.
  — Tracey Harrington McCoy, Peoplemag, 12 Mar. 2023
• Unlike the other Americans competing at the event, Schleper wore a race suit styled after a mariachi uniform, down to the faux bolero jacket and crimson cummerbund.
  — Amanda Ruggeri, Outside Online, 12 Feb. 2015
• So why does Adidas choose to saddle its featured schools with hideousness like the cummerbund basketball shorts or chain mail football jerseys?
  — Andy Staples, SI.com, 16 Apr. 2018
• Marvin also went for a classic look, wearing a custom Zegna tuxedo and fitted shirt, cummerbund, and bow tie.
  — Shira Savada, Harper's BAZAAR, 9 Feb. 2021
• Mandy Moore arrived with a pop of celebratory color in a pink-and-fiery-red blouse and cummerbund combination (a playful pairing of tones that proved to be an unexpected trend).
  — Ingrid Schmidt, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Sep. 2019
• One of the biggest decisions to make when planning your impending nuptials is how to choose a wedding color scheme—the spectrum of hues that might dictate everything from your tablescape decor to your flowers to the groomsmen’s cummerbunds.
  — Anna Fixsen, ELLE Decor, 22 Apr. 2023
• This season, campuses with abound in tartan, weskits, cummerbunds, slacks and separate jackets.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Aug. 2019
• The best looks were figurative, such as a Asiatic pleated cummerbund that fanned out dramatically like opening petals.
  — Thomas Adamson, ajc, 4 Mar. 2023
• In army green, one cummerbund is slung below the hips of a model wearing elastic-waist trousers and a denim and shearling jacket; in a pastel crayon rubbing monogram print, another accessorizes a down jacket, button-down, and cigarette pants.
  — Nicole Phelps, Vogue, 8 July 2020
• Finally: No wardrobe is complete without a formal cummerbund (though are there informal cummerbunds?).
  — Marc Bona, cleveland, 9 July 2020

Last Updated: 10 Dec 2024