Sunday best
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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“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
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
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
I quickly dress myself in his Sunday best, which either he or his mother conveniently left out the night before.
From "Every Day" by David Levithan
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