Sunday best
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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There are pictures of a grand house, and there is an image of some of the young boys in their Sunday best in front of a large ship.
From BBC ● Dec. 24, 2023
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
Last weekend, the couple seemingly set aside their differences and put on their Sunday best to take their children to church together, PageSix reported.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2023
They wore their Sunday best — coats and ties for the men, dresses for the women.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 19, 2023
They were all sitting there primly dressed in their spring Sunday best.
From "Bridge to Terabithia" by Katherine Paterson
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