How to Use waistcoat in a Sentence

waistcoat

noun

• Is the white pique waistcoat no longer the proper garment to wear with this suit?
  — Washington Post, 30 Jan. 2020
• The tunics are worn with ivory silk satin waistcoats trimmed in gold braid with wool trousers and boots.
  — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 6 May 2023
• Lawrence traded in her beloved tank tops for a white waistcoat.
  — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 22 Aug. 2023
• Great flapping yards of the white waistcoat are not meant to hang below the jacket.
  — Washington Post, 6 June 2019
• In fact, the wardrobes in the film inspired some of this year’s most talked about fashion trends (ever heard of a waistcoat?).
  — Eliza Huber, refinery29.com, 14 Apr. 2020
• Tweed waistcoats, felt hats, and silk stockings abound.
  — Bob Sorokanich, Robb Report, 17 Sep. 2023
• Pull it down all the way over the loop and tuck the material into your waistcoat or shirt.
  — Jill Gleeson, Country Living, 16 Aug. 2021
• In the images, he can be seen in a red and gold livery, with a black waistcoat, and a crisp white shirt with a matching bowtie.
  — Armani Syed, Time, 9 Nov. 2022
• The waiters were wearing waistcoats and gloves, like lawn jockeys come to life.
  — Lucinda Rosenfeld, Harper's magazine, 10 Feb. 2019
• Alfred wears a waistcoat and shirt with the sleeves rolled up, like an indie rock bass player.
  — Amit Katwala, Wired, 4 Mar. 2022
• The actor has been papped strutting in Western flares and a waistcoat; and rollerblading in stretchy ’80s neon gymgear.
  — Alice Cary, Vogue, 29 June 2022
• Yet the waistcoat is still generally seen as a niche men’s wear item.
  — New York Times, 13 July 2018
• Then, finish with a beige suede waistcoat by Ralph Lauren for a bit of texture ($598).
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2022
• My sister was wearing the same outfit from the hotel, plus a waistcoat and a pair of black stilettos.
  — Robert Radin, Marie Claire, 18 May 2015
• Men are required to wear a full morning suit with waistcoat and either a black or grey top hat at all times.
  — Steven Stolman, Town & Country, 20 June 2018
• Tyler wore a tuxedo with a pink waistcoat to match his date’s dress - long with roses pinned throughout.
  — al, 16 May 2022
• And so the sight of a waistcoat-wearing Gareth Southgate is received like three wholesome deep breaths.
  — SI.com, 22 Oct. 2019
• Prince Philip looked dapper in his proper morning dress, with a waistcoat, striped trousers, and top hat.
  — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 5 July 2017
• In the Royal Enclosure, that also means a top hat and a vest or waistcoat and tailcoat.
  — Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com, 17 June 2022
• Her bosom to his waistcoat-less chest, her hips to his, their thighs mashed together.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 17 Feb. 2022
• In a sea of linen dresses and pants (coastal grandmother is still going strong), the women's waistcoat has emerged as the top of the moment.
  — Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country, 20 June 2022
• For his part, Nadal wore what appeared to be an all-gray take on a morning suit, complete with a waistcoat and morning coat.
  — Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, 21 Oct. 2019
• That same iconography is on George’s jacket and waistcoat for the wedding.
  — Callie Holtermann, New York Times, 10 May 2023
• Whatever grievances smoldered in his breast were damped down, and kept in check, by a stiff white waistcoat.
  — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 4 June 2019
• The dress code for the Royal Enclosure area of the club is, for men, black or gray morning dress consisting of a waistcoat, tie and top hat.
  — Natalie Dreier, ajc, 22 June 2017
• For the festivities, the Manneken Pis—the famed statue of the urinating boy—wore a Union Jack waistcoat.
  — Marc Bain, Quartz, 1 Feb. 2020
• In one subplot, a gangster in a white waistcoat has ordered room service.
  — Sophie Pinkham, The New York Review of Books, 8 May 2020
• The pair were dressed in their wedding attire as Meri wore a black dress with a matching cardigan and Leon sported a black shirt with a green waistcoat.
  — Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 8 Aug. 2023
• At Prada, what appeared to be a wool blazer from the front had a satin waistcoat back, while skirts were an apron-negligee combo.
  — Scarlett Conlon, CNN, 27 Feb. 2024
• Get that yellow waistcoat ready and fire up the mic — Joker is coming back to the stage with some new material.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 8 June 2022

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024