How to Use collar in a Sentence
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So that became the high collar and the tie a bit popped out.
—Laurie Brookins, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 May 2023
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Her hair was draped over the front of her shoulders against the lace collar.
—Melina Mara, Washington Post, 9 Dec. 2023
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The cut surfaces will heal faster when the branch collar is left in place.
—Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Mar. 2024
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Fish collars are the offal of the ocean, among the tastiest parts of the fish, thanks in part to the bone that keeps them moist.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2024
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Hilton looked chic in a black scoop neck dress with a white lace collar.
—Clare Fisher, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2023
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The hood can be stored inside the collar when not needed.
—Michelle Rostamian, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2023
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Prune that from the tree, making sure to cleanly cut at the branch collar.
—Karen Hugg, Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2023
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Hugo looked dapper in a white collar with a black bow tie.
—Shannon Sims, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2023
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The dress cinches at the waist and features a collar and black buttons.
—Carrie Wittmer, Glamour, 31 July 2023
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The stand-up collar will keep your neck warm on chilly winter days, too.
—Lauren Taylor, Southern Living, 3 Jan. 2024
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The long-sleeved look had a high collar and clung to her growing baby bump.
—Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 13 Aug. 2023
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The collar of the jacket plunged into a low V to reveal a hint of cleavage.
—Briannah Rivera, Seventeen, 16 May 2023
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The flatlock seams extend around the shirt and are included in the crew neck collar.
—Meg Carney, Field & Stream, 3 May 2023
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Big City Café's clientele is blue collar, and these are blue collar ‘dogs in the best way.
—Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 4 July 2023
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Her uniform did not have the same collar and the hat was different.
—Lolita C. Baldor, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2023
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And the collar and cuffs were odes to Lagerfeld's signature look.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 2 May 2023
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Over the decades, his ties narrowed, his collars shortened.
—Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2023
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Maggy’s standin’ there with an iron collar around her neck.
—Anna Deavere Smith, The Atlantic, 13 Nov. 2023
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The makeup mogul is wearing a skin tight black gown with an off-the-shoulder collar and black opera gloves.
—Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 2 Apr. 2023
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Some owners put sharply spiked collars on their dogs’ necks that would injure a bear or wolf that bites the dogs.
—Jim Robbins John Stember, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2023
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The seams of the wrap dress were embellished with golden metal and white crystals—even on the belt, sleeves, and collar.
—Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 10 July 2023
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The tracking device and collar weigh a mere 5.3 ounces—light enough that a striped skunk could safely wear it, Gregersen says.
—Bychrista Lesté-Lasserre, science.org, 7 June 2023
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The case started when Leonard’s owner tracked the GPS collar and pressed the app button to flip on the collar’s flashing lights.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2024
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Wide poofy shoulder sleeves and lacy details along the collar and neckline give the dress a more vintage feel.
—Alexandra Schneider, Seventeen, 29 June 2023
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Slipped underneath the collar of a shirt, the bolo is the stuffy necktie’s much cooler cousin.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 28 Feb. 2024
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They're made with a special plush collar around the ankles that's moisture-wicking, to keep your feet cool and free of sweat.
—Andrea Navarro, Glamour, 27 Nov. 2023
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The downside, though, is that some found the high collar irritating.
—goodhousekeeping.com, 25 May 2023
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The button-down top has a loose fit with slightly longer sleeves and features a notched collar and a chest pocket.
—Barbara Bellesi Zito, Travel + Leisure, 12 Feb. 2024
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To achieve a quintessential ‘90s look, pair this option with an oversized collar shirt and tuck it in.
—Larry Stansbury, Essence, 11 Apr. 2024
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Students with blue eyes were presented as inferior, given collars to wear and moved to the back of the room.
—Chandelis Duster, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
- The police collared the guy a few blocks from the scene.
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The wolf was a female, Paul said, that the DFW had collared.
—Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Mar. 2018
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Many of the animals killed had been collared for the study.
—Nancy Lord, Anchorage Daily News, 28 May 2023
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The man was wearing a red and white striped long sleeve collared shirt and blue jeans.
—Karen Pilarski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2018
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The area’s Half-Moon pack has a breeding male collared as V094.
—Kris Millgate, Field & Stream, 4 Oct. 2023
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The video depicts a white man wearing a white collared shirt.
—Michael Brice-Saddler, baltimoresun.com, 8 Aug. 2017
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The five-year study started late in 2016 when some predators were collared.
—Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2020
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Blue’s ruffle-collared suit, which might be a tribute to the late Prince, was the second little pop of pink in the room.
—Hilary Weaver, Vanities, 13 Feb. 2017
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The Duchess opted to wear a white collared dress with black accents, paired with a black hat, pearl earrings, and black pumps.
—Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, 18 June 2019
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The outfit was comprised of two parts: A sparkly, sleeveless collared shirt, and a wavy miniskirt cinched in at the waist by a black belt.
—Jenny Hollander, Marie Claire, 27 Jan. 2020
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Her husband, 31, dressed up in a white blazer over a white collared shirt with black pants and a matching watch.
—Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com, 14 Sep. 2019
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And since 2002, he's been the guiding force at everyone's favorite shop for sweaters, jeans, and collared shirts.
—Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, 23 Jan. 2019
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The third gator collared by Pittsburgh police was a 2½-footer lounging on a front porch in the Carrick district.
—James R. Hagerty, WSJ, 19 June 2019
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The plastic bags were filled with gently worn collared shirts and pants, dresses and blazers.
—Brian Whitehead, Orange County Register, 25 Apr. 2017
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Police said in a statement that a dog-catcher pole was used to collar the raccoon.
—CBS News, 7 May 2018
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But one thing remains crystal clear: wearing more than one collared shirt at a time is still not a good look.
—Liza Corsillo, GQ, 15 Sep. 2017
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Nepal has plans to collar another eight animals in the central part of the country in the coming years.
—Ben Ayers, Outside Online, 27 July 2022
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Fortunately, at the beginning of the year, the team had collared around 15 of the animals to track their movements.
—Ed Yong, The Atlantic, 21 Aug. 2017
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If all goes well, pups will be documented later in the season and then collared and tracked for life.
—Jake Frederico, The Arizona Republic, 1 Mar. 2023
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Some of the more docile local dogs have been collared by concerned residents to prevent the dog-catchers from killing them.
—Vidhi Doshi, Washington Post, 10 May 2018
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Pippa paired her wrap coat with a white collared shirt, black skinny jeans, and white trainers while taking her young son for a stroll.
—Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 21 Nov. 2019
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One of the models is in a pretty black dress with 3/4 sleeves, and one of the photos from the collection shows a (potentially) collared shirt and black pants.
—Katherine J Igoe, Marie Claire, 22 Aug. 2019
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Ryan pointed to O’Connell’s arrest report, which shows the young man did not make a phone call after being collared.
—Anna Sanders, Fox News, 1 Apr. 2018
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But even on Key Largo, collaring prey will only ever be one of a suite of tactics experts use to try to keep pythons at bay.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 20 Mar. 2023
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In addition to his platform shoes, De Niro also wore a royal blue trench coat over a white collared shirt and dark slacks.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com, 21 Dec. 2017
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Estelle sported a white shirt under a pink cardigan, while her mother wore a black sweater over a white collared shirt.
—Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, 11 Jan. 2019
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Footage of the rescue shared to Facebook showed a man in a blue collared shirt and tan pants strapped to a board being lifted into the waiting helicopter.
—Allyson Chiu, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Sep. 2019
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And across the pond, Emma Stone tried out her own version of the trend, pairing her white Givenchy trousers with a sleeveless, sheer collared shirt with a white bra underneath.
—Erika Harwood, vanityfair.com, 10 Oct. 2017
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The state then put cameras in the study area to take pictures, which also allowed data to be collected on cougars that hadn’t been collared.
—USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2019
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William—who looked casually elegant in a navy collared sweater and olive green slacks—cheered her on.
—Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 9 May 2023
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