How to Use tutu in a Sentence
tutu
noun-
A tutu and a tiara, and a (feathered) boa and a lot of pink.
— Karie Angell Luc, chicagotribune.com, 1 May 2017 -
In the end, the notes were buried along with her, in a pocket of her pink tutu.
— Michael Granberry, Dallas News, 27 June 2019 -
This doll comes dressed to the nines in an Ankara tutu dress and large hair bow.
— Jacorey Moon, Good Housekeeping, 29 Aug. 2022 -
Complete with a fluffy tutu and curly hair, this doll stands out from the crowd.
— Ysolt Usigan, Woman's Day, 6 Oct. 2022 -
One guy, trying to pull a tutu up to his waist, turned to give Tara a high five.
— Ayşegül Savaş, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2021 -
The dress even has tutu-style crinoline at the bottom with all over blue and gold stars.
— Lisa Levine, Variety, 3 Oct. 2022 -
In the end, Star and Parker convinced the producers to stick with the tutu.
— Genevieve Cepeda, Peoplemag, 6 Dec. 2023 -
Chris's 4-year-old son Eli looked adorable in a green shirt, sneakers and yes, a black tutu.
— Alyssa Hardy, Teen Vogue, 7 Aug. 2017 -
The joke is not just his costume (long tutu and pointe shoes) but the angle of his shoulders and the height of his arabesque.
— Alice Robb, The New Republic, 16 Oct. 2023 -
The image showed the tiny tot wearing a floral dress and black tutu.
— Gabrielle Chung, PEOPLE.com, 23 Sep. 2021 -
The trio dressed as skeletons, with Dream wearing a pink tutu along with her black and white duds.
— Char Adams, PEOPLE.com, 1 Nov. 2017 -
The stores and restaurants may have been shut, but was that a reason not to put on a sparkly tutu?
— Leena Kim, Town & Country, 19 Apr. 2021 -
Wearing a unicorn horn and a pink, blue and purple tutu, Mia smiles in front of a pile of presents.
— Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 25 Dec. 2023 -
Next to him is a purple unicorn with a pink tutu and a rainbow mane.
— Jacey Fortin, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2020 -
His photograph of a young woman in a tutu atop the wall was reprinted all over the world.
— Matt Schudel, Washington Post, 19 May 2017 -
Alexa, who was wearing a bright pink wig and a tutu, has been attending the event for six years.
— Chanel Stitt, Detroit Free Press, 9 Oct. 2021 -
In a classroom full of girls in tutus and tights, Mira Fencl blends right in.
— Kaitlyn Schwers, kansascity.com, 26 May 2017 -
In the photo, Olympia wore a pink tutu, hair bow and ballet slippers.
— Jessica Booth, Peoplemag, 10 Aug. 2022 -
Dust off your pink tutu and grab your running shoes, Bay to Breakers is here again!
— San Francisco Chronicle, 8 May 2018 -
But now, nearly a decade later, the 15-year-old is ready to put her tutu and tiara days behind her.
— Kelly O'Sullivan, Country Living, 7 Jan. 2019 -
Complete the look by using a tutu and black Converse or Mary Janes.
— Amina Lake Abdelrahman, Good Housekeeping, 28 July 2020 -
Your elf will be ready to put on the performance on a lifetime with a tutu and special stand.
— Corinne Sullivan, Good Housekeeping, 11 Nov. 2022 -
To be counted, fairy costumes must at least include wings, a tutu and a wand.
— Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 8 May 2023 -
Heather Nagel, 33, showed up in a neon green tutu, a matching green tank top and her blonde hair tied into two buns.
— Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 13 July 2022 -
Don’t judge someone, like a girl who wants to wear basketball shorts, or a boy who wants to wear a tutu.
— William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 18 Aug. 2019 -
For a lager-swilling bloke like Charlie, the proposition is as alien as going to the pub in a tutu.
— Kyle Smith, National Review, 10 Sep. 2020 -
Across the way are three ostriches, and across the other way are a tutu-wearing hippo and a gator.
— Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com, 3 Mar. 2021 -
This time Greg Marsden was featured — wearing a pink tutu tights, and a black beret.
— Dvorameyers, Longreads, 5 June 2019 -
Next to her, the toddler rocks a yellow tutu and matching long-sleeve shirt with a picture of Curious George on the front.
— Emma Aerin Becker, Peoplemag, 16 Sep. 2024 -
Rhiannon wore a white tutu in the cute photo, which was followed by adorable snaps of her being cuddled by her older siblings.
— Georgia Slater, Peoplemag, 27 June 2024
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