How to Use tutu in a Sentence

tutu

noun
Definition of tutunext
  • A tutu and a tiara, and a (feathered) boa and a lot of pink.
    — Karie Angell Luc, chicagotribune.com, 1 May 2017
  • In the end, the notes were buried along with her, in a pocket of her pink tutu.
    — Michael Granberry, Dallas News, 27 June 2019
  • This doll comes dressed to the nines in an Ankara tutu dress and large hair bow.
    — Jacorey Moon, Good Housekeeping, 29 Aug. 2022
  • Complete with a fluffy tutu and curly hair, this doll stands out from the crowd.
    — Ysolt Usigan, Woman's Day, 6 Oct. 2022
  • One guy, trying to pull a tutu up to his waist, turned to give Tara a high five.
    — Ayşegül Savaş, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2021
  • The dress even has tutu-style crinoline at the bottom with all over blue and gold stars.
    — Lisa Levine, Variety, 3 Oct. 2022
  • In the end, Star and Parker convinced the producers to stick with the tutu.
    — Genevieve Cepeda, Peoplemag, 6 Dec. 2023
  • Chris's 4-year-old son Eli looked adorable in a green shirt, sneakers and yes, a black tutu.
    — Alyssa Hardy, Teen Vogue, 7 Aug. 2017
  • The joke is not just his costume (long tutu and pointe shoes) but the angle of his shoulders and the height of his arabesque.
    — Alice Robb, The New Republic, 16 Oct. 2023
  • The image showed the tiny tot wearing a floral dress and black tutu.
    — Gabrielle Chung, PEOPLE.com, 23 Sep. 2021
  • The trio dressed as skeletons, with Dream wearing a pink tutu along with her black and white duds.
    — Char Adams, PEOPLE.com, 1 Nov. 2017
  • The stores and restaurants may have been shut, but was that a reason not to put on a sparkly tutu?
    — Leena Kim, Town & Country, 19 Apr. 2021
  • Wearing a unicorn horn and a pink, blue and purple tutu, Mia smiles in front of a pile of presents.
    — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 25 Dec. 2023
  • Next to him is a purple unicorn with a pink tutu and a rainbow mane.
    — Jacey Fortin, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2020
  • His photograph of a young woman in a tutu atop the wall was reprinted all over the world.
    — Matt Schudel, Washington Post, 19 May 2017
  • Alexa, who was wearing a bright pink wig and a tutu, has been attending the event for six years.
    — Chanel Stitt, Detroit Free Press, 9 Oct. 2021
  • In a classroom full of girls in tutus and tights, Mira Fencl blends right in.
    — Kaitlyn Schwers, kansascity.com, 26 May 2017
  • In the photo, Olympia wore a pink tutu, hair bow and ballet slippers.
    — Jessica Booth, Peoplemag, 10 Aug. 2022
  • Dust off your pink tutu and grab your running shoes, Bay to Breakers is here again!
    — San Francisco Chronicle, 8 May 2018
  • But now, nearly a decade later, the 15-year-old is ready to put her tutu and tiara days behind her.
    — Kelly O'Sullivan, Country Living, 7 Jan. 2019
  • Complete the look by using a tutu and black Converse or Mary Janes.
    — Amina Lake Abdelrahman, Good Housekeeping, 28 July 2020
  • Your elf will be ready to put on the performance on a lifetime with a tutu and special stand.
    — Corinne Sullivan, Good Housekeeping, 11 Nov. 2022
  • To be counted, fairy costumes must at least include wings, a tutu and a wand.
    — Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 8 May 2023
  • Heather Nagel, 33, showed up in a neon green tutu, a matching green tank top and her blonde hair tied into two buns.
    — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 13 July 2022
  • Don’t judge someone, like a girl who wants to wear basketball shorts, or a boy who wants to wear a tutu.
    — William Thornton | [email protected], al, 18 Aug. 2019
  • For a lager-swilling bloke like Charlie, the proposition is as alien as going to the pub in a tutu.
    — Kyle Smith, National Review, 10 Sep. 2020
  • Across the way are three ostriches, and across the other way are a tutu-wearing hippo and a gator.
    — Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com, 3 Mar. 2021
  • This time Greg Marsden was featured — wearing a pink tutu tights, and a black beret.
    — Dvorameyers, Longreads, 5 June 2019
  • Rhiannon wore a white tutu in the cute photo, which was followed by adorable snaps of her being cuddled by her older siblings.
    — Georgia Slater, Peoplemag, 27 June 2024
  • The next post showed the child — dressed in a colorful tutu, cat headband and Gabby's Dollhouse graphic T-shirt — dancing around in an inflatable tent filled with pastel balloons.
    — Emma Aerin Becker, Peoplemag, 16 June 2024

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