black tie
noun
a black bow tie, worn with a dinner jacket.
black ties
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pluralof black tie.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Dressed in identical white suits, with black ties and pink carnations, the band’s three women ran excitedly to the podium and gave emotional speeches.
From New York Times ● Feb. 4, 2024
This fall, Piccioli captured the gender fluid zeitgeist with a display that dissected the suit – with black ties, flashes of punk and gold earrings.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 5, 2023
“I don’t own a suit. I go to black ties in pajamas.”
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 19, 2019
All around you are attendants in white jackets and black ties, moving about the room with purpose, ferrying cocktails from the dreamy backlit bar and big bowls of shrimp from the kitchen.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 22, 2016
The restaurant is an Italian place, white tablecloths and servers in black ties.
From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour
