Sunday best

British  

noun

1. one's best clothes, esp regarded as those most suitable for churchgoing

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Sunday best Idioms  

1. One's finest clothes, as in They were all in their Sunday best for the photographer. This expression alludes to reserving one's best clothes for going to church; indeed, an older idiom is Sunday-go-to-meeting clothes (meeting here meaning “prayer meeting”). [Mid-1800s]

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Example Sentences

Of everything we’d worked to attain—from our college schoolbooks, to our Sunday best, to the materials we used for teaching—much of it had been destroyed.

From Literature

The dress code is "Sunday best - red, white or blue".

From BBC

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

The Brandenburg Gate has become a hotspot for fans - both English and Spanish - to come dressed in their football Sunday best and pose in their country colours.

From BBC

The camera pans again, showing rows of older Black folks with golden Glows, decked out in their Sunday best; colorful dresses, big decorative hats, suits and silk ties.

From Literature

Related Words

• apparel
• attire
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• suit
• uniform
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