business suit
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of business suit
An Americanism dating back to 1865–70
Example Sentences
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Munir -- in a Western business suit rather than army fatigues -- visited Washington with Sharif last year after a flare-up in hostilities between Pakistan and India in divided Kashmir.
From Barron's ● Apr. 8, 2026
There’s Mamdani on a Coney Island beach, telling New Yorkers that he’s “freezing… their rent” before running into the frigid waters, clad in a $30 business suit from Steinway Thrift Shop.
From Salon ● May 1, 2025
He continued to prosecute it as a civilian, trading his uniform for a business suit.
From New York Times ● Jun. 19, 2024
Dressed for dysfunction: Returning to Manhattan, Rachel continues to wear her business suit blazer, a remnant of her now-destroyed career, when she slumps, dazed, on a bench in Central Park.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2023
He was dressed more formally than I could remember seeing him: a gray business suit, a blue dress shirt open at the collar, polished black loafers.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
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