How to Use tux in a Sentence

tux

noun
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  • Then the man in the tux, Adam, arrives at the keyboard.
    — Matt B. Weir, Harper’s Magazine , 18 Jan. 2022
  • Bing and Bard just said the diamond was still in the tux.
    — James Vincent, The Verge, 24 Mar. 2023
  • The bride wore a custom Valentino gown and the groom wore a Dior tux.
    — Sam Sussman, Vogue, 16 Apr. 2022
  • Men will wear white tuxes and the ladies will wear white gowns.
    — Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen, 4 Mar. 2020
  • Put him in a tux on a red carpet and that’s where the Swedish driver thrives.
    — Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Mar. 2023
  • The next great step on the surface of the moon will, in a sense, be taken in a rented tux.
    — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 3 June 2022
  • The groom sizzled in a tux, while the bride glowed in a peach-and-ivory Reem Acra couture ball gown.
    — Brooke Showell, Peoplemag, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Prince Harry wore a classic black tux to the black-tie event.
    — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 20 Jan. 2024
  • The actor keeps it classy in his tux with his white shirt buttoned all the way up.
    — Brittany Talarico, Peoplemag, 21 Nov. 2022
  • Meloni opted for a suave look in a black tux and bowtie.
    — Chaise Sanders, Country Living, 18 Sep. 2022
  • The guests cheered as Alex, dressed in a sharp white tux, swept her up in a hug, spinning her four times in the air.
    — Christina Zdanowicz, CNN, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Brendan kept things classic in a black tux and bow tie.
    — Chaise Sanders, Country Living, 11 June 2022
  • Like, it isn’t always done by somebody on a stage in a tux or in an evening gown.
    — Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2022
  • Rex walked the red staircase in a navy Armani tux, looking tall and tanned.
    — Nate Jones, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2021
  • The longtime loves looked like a very cool bride and groom in his tux and her white gown at the Aug. 31 Ferrari premiere.
    — Kate Hogan, Peoplemag, 5 Sep. 2023
  • Lagerfeld later joined her on the runway in a sleek, shiny tux.
    — Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 2 May 2023
  • The tux itself is made of black and gold-colored duct tape, as is his necktie.
    — Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 July 2023
  • This year's prom may mean a dress, a tux, and a Breathalyzer.
    — Camille Fine, USA TODAY, 10 May 2023
  • Up next was Stamos, who appeared via video in a tux with his wife and their son from their home.
    — Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Dec. 2022
  • There was Ansel Elgort in a white tux and Jared Leto in black gloves and dotted swiss.
    — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 3 May 2022
  • From slipping on his tux to greeting celebs on the red carpet, here are the highlights.
    — Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2024
  • As for Zach, he was suited and booted with help from a tux by Baynes and Baker.
    — Essence, 25 Jan. 2024
  • The 59-year-old actor sporting a tux on that famed red carpet in the perfect weather of the Côte d’Azur?
    — Jada Yuan, Washington Post, 17 May 2023
  • The bride is wearing a traditional white dress; the groom wears a white tux with black pants.
    — Spencer Durham, chicagotribune.com, 24 Jan. 2022
  • Hernandez said his favorite detail of the tux is the sleeves.
    — Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 July 2023
  • Beautiful people abound, and 007 still knows how to fill out a tux.
    — Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Oct. 2021
  • Gomez got glammed up in a cream Coach gown and pink eye shadow, while The Weeknd kept things classic in a fitted tux.
    — Sophie Dodd, Peoplemag, 24 Aug. 2022
  • Of course, when Browne is involved, a standard black tux is not an option.
    — Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 4 May 2022
  • Jost continued, flashing a photo of him in a tux holding a bunch of bills on the screen.
    — Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2023
  • Watts wore a black and shimmery Fendi high-neck gown with her hair in a sleek bob, while Crudup wore an all-black tux.
    — Carrie Wittmer, Glamour, 28 Feb. 2022

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