How to Use pinafore in a Sentence

pinafore

noun

• Her green crepe coat by Bruce Oldfield was worn over a green pinafore dress by Fiona Clare.
  — Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 25 Mar. 2022
• He was born the week a heat wave broke at the height of summer in 1919, a third blue-eyed Halvey baby, dressed in white pinafores and smiling with full cheeks.
  — Kiley Bense, Longreads, 7 Nov. 2019
• For the costume, wear a blue gingham pinafore dress, blue socks and ruby red slippers.
  — Emma Kershaw, Peoplemag, 21 Oct. 2022
• It’s like a funhouse version of my Catholic school pinafore, exaggerated and cinched in all the right places.
  — Steff Yotka, Vogue, 19 Mar. 2021
• One of the gingham pinafore dresses worn by Judy Garland in the Wizard of Oz will go up for sale in an upcoming auction.
  — Hattie Lindert, PEOPLE.com, 24 Apr. 2022
• Still, the actress kept her baby bump mostly hidden under a leather pinafore dress, white crop top, and short jacket.
  — Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 28 Mar. 2022
• Alex Mill teamed up with chef Claire Saffitz on a collection of coveralls, pinafore aprons, and sweet plaid kitchen towels.
  — Rachel Besser, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2021
• Peter Pan collars were a staple of Deschanel’s, adding a cute little accent to sweaters and pinafore dresses.
  — Sarah Boyd, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2022
• The uniforms for female employees included pinafore dresses and head wraps that evoked the era of slavery.
  — New York Times, 4 Apr. 2022
• And remarked at how uninspiring the art was, including a print of a misshapen girl in a pinafore holding a disgruntled cat.
  — Longreads, 7 June 2018
• But, thankfully, in a sea of t-shirts with sparkling rainbows and fussy pinafores, there are a few select, beautiful brands to discover.
  — Kerry Pieri, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 Sep. 2018
• No doubt in town for the Venice Film Festival, Bosworth looked particularly lovely in a pinafore dress that landed somewhere between work and play clothes.
  — Maria Ward, Vogue, 30 Aug. 2017
• Lily James was a precocious pixie in a pinafore number by Riccardo Tisci for Burberry.
  — Vogue, 24 June 2019
• Cierra Watkins, dressed in sparkly blue tank top and leggings rather than a gingham pinafore, had a smoky and flexible voice and a girlish personality as Dorothy.
  — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2022
• Looking a little nervous, a shy Charlotte walked on her tip toes in her new navy school pinafore, red and navy school cardigan and new school shoes from Amaia, wearing her hair neatly tied back in a low ponytail.
  — Moniquejessen, PEOPLE.com, 6 Sep. 2019
• Dior’s lineup included a primary school-style pinafore, rep ties, and varsity letters; sports jerseys also made the grade.
  — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 28 Apr. 2021
• Say goodbye to Dorothy’s prim gingham pinafore, fashion’s favorite cheerful check has been updated on everything from Rodarte’s wasp-waist pencil skirt to Sabre’s new cutlery suite.
  — Chloe Malle, Vogue, 27 Apr. 2021
• Kate Bosworth accomplished just this while on holiday with a scarlet pinafore romper—sounds complicated, looks comfortable.
  — Edward Barsamian, Vogue, 31 Aug. 2017
• Girls in pinafores and straw hats are preparing for an outing to Hanging Rock, where giant obelisks of red stone jut out of the earth and create a labyrinth of craggy interstices—a geological marvel and a sacred site for Aboriginal Australians.
  — Rachel Syme, The New Republic, 22 May 2018

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024