school tie
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of school tie
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
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This is the uniform seen in her frequent self-portraits, and is by now as familiar as Joseph Beuys’s vest and hat or Andy Warhol’s navy blazer and school tie.
From New York Times ● Sep. 5, 2018
She tugs off her school tie and slumps on the sofa.
From BBC ● May 17, 2018
Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter books that spawned the movies and Orlando theme park, tweeted a picture of Vielma in a Hogwarts school tie, and said: “I can’t stop crying.”
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 13, 2016
After looking the first word up, I went to see the head, ripped my school tie off and told him I was leaving.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 22, 2016
“That sounds like what Kumu Whitman’s memory did for me,” I say, thinking of what happened when I held his school tie.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
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