: tuxedo

Examples of tux in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The same night, the producer of Call Me By Your Name, James Ivory, wore a tux with Chalamet’s face printed on his button-down shirt. Nikita Eglis, Peoplemag, 2 Mar. 2024 Of course, there’s a time and a place for classic tuxes and muscle T-shirts, vintage 501s and moiré braces–but right now, Connor’s best move might simply be dressing like no one but himself. Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 22 Jan. 2024 On Valentine’s Day, Bradley Cooper strode onto the stage of Lincoln Center’s David Geffen Hall, flush with exuberance in his tux. Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024 Her parents also dressed to the nines, with her mom wearing a sequin look and her dad wearing a dapper tux. Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 25 Feb. 2024 If there were a ceremony Tom Brady and Michael Jordan and Wayne Gretzky and the others on sports’ highest tier would have been in Vegas in tuxes, waiting to unclasp the red velvet rope and welcome him in. Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2024 As for Zach, he was suited and booted with help from a tux by Baynes and Baker. Essence, 25 Jan. 2024 Yves Saint Laurent’s Le Smoking jacket — a tux intended for women. Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 15 Feb. 2024 There was something reassuring, and almost touching, about seeing him there, in a tux, earnestly trying to charm a room full of strangers. Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 12 Feb. 2024

These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'tux.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Word History

First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tux was in 1922

Dictionary Entries Near tux

Cite this Entry

“Tux.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tux. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

tux

noun
: tuxedo
Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!