Sunday-go-to-meeting
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of Sunday-go-to-meeting
An Americanism dating back to 1825–35
Example Sentences
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I witnessed a consistent stream of voters, many dressed in either Lakers gear or Sunday-go-to-meeting clothes, making their way to Staples to vote, take pictures and then walk down to a nearby restaurant for fellowship.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 2020
Mencken's denudation of America's Sunday-go-to-meeting image was carried out with wit and a once admired prose style.
From Time Magazine Archive
And Dr. Hawkins—Dr. Hawkins!—in his Sunday-go-to-meeting three-piece suit and fedora filled the room with his authority.
From "Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper
Something exciting must have been about to happen, as she didn't take time to remove her Sunday-go-to-meeting dress as she would usually.
From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals
Then Rourke came, fresh from church, smiling and genial, in the most cheerful Sunday-go-to-meeting frame of mind, but plainly a little conscious of his grand garb.
From Twelve Men by Dreiser, Theodore
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