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Recent Examples of dapper Foster, who since 1999 has been Lord Foster of Thames Bank, is eighty-nine, unusually fit, and very carefully dressed—suggesting a dapper gentleman on the edge of a Fellini scene. Ian Parker, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025 Dan, meanwhile, was suitably dapper on the wedding day, choosing a custom Zegna navy tuxedo with a satin lapel. Rebecca Cope, Vogue, 18 Jan. 2025 Dressed in a dapper Valentino suit at the Globes, the Sing Sing star eschewed a bowtie in favor of a black-and-white fringed scarf, tied in a bow at his neck. Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 16 Jan. 2025 For the 2025 Palm Springs International Film Festival, Selena Gomez went the dapper route in a three-piece white suit from Ralph Lauren. Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 10 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dapper
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Adjective
  • Old Midleton Distillery, with its elegant stone facade, was originally a woolen mill in the late 18th century.
    Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
  • Along the historic waterway system which dates from the 12th century, there are a series of patrician residences, pleasure villas, and elegant rural farmhouses that still stand, along with what remains of their parks and gardens, side-by-side with more recent houses.
    Elena Dallorso, Architectural Digest, 24 May 2025
Adjective
  • The organization will help fund new ideas in smart home technologies, energy efficiency, digitization, safety and more.
    Jennifer Bradley Franklin, USA Today, 28 May 2025
  • One key to that type of extended run, says Tear, is the smart deployment of follow-up singles — songs from a popular artist that prevent listeners from getting tired of their mega-hit, but don’t necessarily get in its way, either.
    Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 28 May 2025
Adjective
  • Lightweight pants offer a breezy, stylish alternative—perfect for keeping cool without ever reaching for a pair of shorts.
    Rylee Johnston, Travel + Leisure, 20 May 2025
  • Function is priority, but practical can be stylish.
    Footwear News, Footwear News, 20 May 2025
Adjective
  • Original price: $40 (Abercrombie & Fitch) A fashionable, heavyweight cropped tee from Abercrombie & Fitch is the definition of style meets comfort.
    Christopher Murray may earn a commission if you buy through our referral links. This content was created by a team that works independently from the Fox newsroom., FOXNews.com, 23 May 2025
  • The Pitch Perfect actress played the flamboyantly fashionable Capitol chaperone for all four Hunger Games films until 2015.
    Emily Blackwood, People.com, 22 May 2025
Adjective
  • Is this a once-in-a-decade chance for Notre Dame to be in natty, or is this the start of a return back to the upper echelons of college football for the Irish (assuming Marcus Freeman stays)?
    Stewart Mandel, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Obviously, nobody has any inkling of what’s about to go down in Columbus five days after Ferro makes her natty selection.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 6 Dec. 2024

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“Dapper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dapper. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.

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