He stood in front of the mirror tightening his necktie. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
For example, the necktie is part of the uniform of uniformed police officers. From Wordnik.com. [SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles - Part 1136] Reference
The necktie is crucial in the willy waving contests that are business and politics. From Wordnik.com. [What Is Your Necktie Hiding? - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
His boots were an epic of despair, his necktie was a tragedy. From Wordnik.com. [Despair's Last Journey] Reference
At times he even loosened his necktie, which is a big deal for Romney. From Wordnik.com. [www.appeal-democrat.com - News :] Reference
His necktie was a flaming red, adorned by a glittering horseshoe pin, almost life-size. From Wordnik.com. [The Voice of the City: Further Stories of the Four Million] Reference
His necktie was the blue-gray of a November sky, and its knot was plainly the outcome of. From Wordnik.com. [The Voice of the City: Further Stories of the Four Million] Reference
The story goes that the necktie, which is a descendant of the cravat, came from the Croats. From Wordnik.com. [The Times of India] Reference
The necktie is a ridiculous idea, especially in tropical Asia (where Bangladesh happens to be located). From Wordnik.com. [Pipes Output] Reference
What is it about Father's Day that makes people think "necktie"?. From Wordnik.com. Reference
I never saw him wear but one kind of necktie, and he believes in cuff-holders and button-shoes. From Wordnik.com. [Options] Reference
"You did him just exactly right," said the necktie man. From Wordnik.com. [Tales of the Road] Reference
A necktie will make you die and cause you lots of trouble. From Wordnik.com. [Carolina Chocolate Drops: Old-Time Music With A Twist] Reference
The OMG wore a black double-breasted suit with a red necktie. From Wordnik.com. [The Coming of the Apocalypse] Reference
Last night he even discarded his necktie because it felt choky. From Wordnik.com. [Stories Worth Rereading] Reference
A plain square shirt collar, turned down, and a red silk necktie. From Wordnik.com. [The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 3, February, 1851] Reference
The next day, he hung himself from his shower rod with his necktie. From Wordnik.com. [The Man Who Lives In My Shower] Reference
Instead, he gave her a more personal gift: his American-flag necktie. From Wordnik.com. [A Border War] Reference
Walky has got a new shirt on -- and straw cuffs, too -- and a necktie!. From Wordnik.com. [Janice Day at Poketown] Reference
Monsieur has made a failure of his necktie and broken off three buttons. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Highboy except that his necktie was red whereas Highboy's tie was green. From Wordnik.com. [The Cat in Grandfather's House] Reference
I wore a black string necktie because it saved me a whole lot of trouble. From Wordnik.com. [Tales of the Road] Reference
I opened my shirt a little more at the collar and pulled at my necktie. From Wordnik.com. [Wild Dreams of Reality, Chapter 1] Reference
In a sport coat and paisley necktie, he was the best-dressed gent in the room. From Wordnik.com. [Is Illinois Ready For A Third Party? You Betcha.] Reference
Round the throat a small collar of worked muslin or a necktie of plaided ribbon. From Wordnik.com. [The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 3, February, 1851] Reference
I walked out through the cabin with my plug hat, white necktie, and gold glasses. From Wordnik.com. [Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi] Reference
An engineer stays home from work because he can't remember how to tie his necktie. From Wordnik.com. [My Father's Battle With Alzheimer's] Reference
"Bless my necktie!" exclaimed the odd man, when they were out of hearing distance. From Wordnik.com. [Tom Swift in the City of Gold, or, Marvelous Adventures Underground] Reference
He is wearing the goldfish necktie, but it is unthreateningly loose around his neck. From Wordnik.com. [The Man Who Lives In My Shower] Reference
English from the tips of his pointed shoes to the horseshoe scarfpin in his necktie. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
My window was open so I could get some fresh morning air on my necktie and points north. From Wordnik.com. [Cheap Date] Reference
Carol's voice snatched him back into the room as surely as if she had jerked his necktie. From Wordnik.com. [Working Without a Net] Reference
Mr. Thornbush wears a short-sleeved shirt and a wide necktie with a pattern of tiny crowns. From Wordnik.com. [Sadie Hawkins Day] Reference
In 1981 he became the first male parliamentarian to address the Bundestag without a necktie. From Wordnik.com. [Germany's Giant Killer] Reference
However, he compromised on a new necktie, and almost ventured the length of patent leathers. From Wordnik.com. [The Flaw in the Sapphire] Reference
He pulled it out and says he: 'Why, Sam, what's your Sunday necktie doin' up your pants leg? '. From Wordnik.com. [Aunt Jane of Kentucky] Reference
Wearing an impeccable suit as always under his trench coat — necktie, white shirt, the usual. From Wordnik.com. [The Death of Your Brother] Reference
At that time the gentlemen of our respective families were all wearing a certain kind of necktie. From Wordnik.com. [Ideala] Reference
"I say, fellows, are there any cinders on my necktie?" and he pretended to be very much exercised. From Wordnik.com. [The Motor Girls on Waters Blue Or the Strange Cruise of the Tartar] Reference
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