school tie
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of school tie
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
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At one point, a school tie was presented as a clue to who belonged in a coffin.
From BBC • Oct. 18, 2025
This is the uniform seen in her frequent self-portraits, and is by now as familiar as Joseph Beuys’s vest and hat or Andy Warhol’s navy blazer and school tie.
From New York Times • Sep. 5, 2018
Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter books that spawned the movies and Orlando theme park, tweeted a picture of Vielma in a Hogwarts school tie, and said: “I can’t stop crying.”
From Seattle Times • Jun. 13, 2016
After looking the first word up, I went to see the head, ripped my school tie off and told him I was leaving.
From The Guardian • Jan. 22, 2016
Somehow, I managed to get myself dressed: gray socks, tan pants, white long-sleeved shirt, black and royal blue striped school tie, dark navy sweater vest, black shoes.
From "Winger" by Andrew Smith
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