Sunday best
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Loudspeakers blaring out church songs competed with the cheers of thousands of well-wishers - some of whom were dressed in the church's blue-and-white uniforms, while others sported their Sunday best.
From BBC ● May 3, 2025
“You’re dressing up in your Sunday best and you’re going to be there for several hours.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2025
An exquisite portrait miniature of Rose Prentice, a domestic worker in her Sunday best, painted around 1837, joins the constellation of proud, self-possessed Black women to have served as muse to the artist Mickalene Thomas.
From New York Times ● Sep. 8, 2023
Or they’re reading in gardens to children dressed in their Sunday best - Dolly Parton’s “Coat of Many Colors” is a favorite book for performers and kids alike.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 3, 2023
Meanwhile, in the shantytowns and working- class neighborhoods whole families—parents, children, and grandparents—took to the streets in their Sunday best, gaily making their way toward the center of the city.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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