sartorially
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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What threads each decade together, she adds, is that sartorially, the Queen "always made the right choice" - ever appropriate for the occasion.
From BBC • Dec. 26, 2025
One of the standout moments was the all-out denim ensemble, worn like a work suit, complete with a whimsical, floppy “Jack and the Beanstalk” style hat — thus blending worlds, both sartorially and culturally.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 21, 2024
Both are sometimes remembered, sartorially speaking, for their preppier periods.
From Slate • Oct. 7, 2022
In the first frames of his new course, he slides into a chair dressed in knee-shorts and a shrunken schoolboy blazer, as if to sartorially convey that every student is a teacher.
From New York Times • Dec. 14, 2021
Only Perry Smith, who owned neither jacket nor tie, seemed sartorially misplaced.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
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