Sentence examples for wore rather from inspiring English sources

For a few numbers they even wore rather disconcerting costumes of knitted versions of themselves.

The female workers in the nightclub wore rather less clothing, but nothing that would be considered risqué on a street in Europe — in August.

Each year the group goes on a sedate pootle around Westminster – in 2010 the newly elected transport minister Norman Baker turned up on the departmental Brompton folding bike and Labour's Ben Bradshaw wore rather daring shorts.

To answer your first question: No, Colbert was not in character, as evidenced by the stylish black glasses he wore, rather than the conservative wire-rim frames his blustery character prefers and, of course, by his modest and affable persona.

It was the most special version of something she might wear rather than something imposed on her by the occasion".

The duo, wearing rather courtly inspired diamond-printed shorts and jerseys, kept close to Spain in the first set and ultimately lost it, 19-21.

In this setting, Anita should be wearing something wafty by Ossie Clark, but is actually wearing rather ordinary beige trousers and a black sweater.

That agenda is to frame women as the protagonists in the story of what they wear, rather than the victims of fashion.

A tall, handsome man with flowing white hair worn rather long, he seemed entirely at ease and serenely confident that the problem would be solved.

Chlo?ent out slouchy paper-bag pieces and a louche Halston-era jumpsuit (worn rather expertly by Diane Kruger, at right, above).

At times the navel-gazing wears rather thin, and I figure I've seen enough of Murphy shaving and walking his dog to last a lifetime.