How to Use collar in a Sentence

collar

1 of 2 noun

• I bought a new collar for the dog.
• She grabbed me by the collar.
• He wore a shirt with a tight-fitting collar.
• So that became the high collar and the tie a bit popped out.
  — Laurie Brookins, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 May 2023
• Her hair was draped over the front of her shoulders against the lace collar.
  — Melina Mara, Washington Post, 9 Dec. 2023
• The cut surfaces will heal faster when the branch collar is left in place.
  — Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Mar. 2024
• Fish collars are the offal of the ocean, among the tastiest parts of the fish, thanks in part to the bone that keeps them moist.
  — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2024
• Hilton looked chic in a black scoop neck dress with a white lace collar.
  — Clare Fisher, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2023
• The hood can be stored inside the collar when not needed.
  — Michelle Rostamian, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2023
• Prune that from the tree, making sure to cleanly cut at the branch collar.
  — Karen Hugg, Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2023
• Hugo looked dapper in a white collar with a black bow tie.
  — Shannon Sims, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2023
• The dress cinches at the waist and features a collar and black buttons.
  — Carrie Wittmer, Glamour, 31 July 2023
• The stand-up collar will keep your neck warm on chilly winter days, too.
  — Lauren Taylor, Southern Living, 3 Jan. 2024
• The long-sleeved look had a high collar and clung to her growing baby bump.
  — Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 13 Aug. 2023
• The collar of the jacket plunged into a low V to reveal a hint of cleavage.
  — Briannah Rivera, Seventeen, 16 May 2023
• The flatlock seams extend around the shirt and are included in the crew neck collar.
  — Meg Carney, Field & Stream, 3 May 2023
• Big City Café's clientele is blue collar, and these are blue collar ‘dogs in the best way.
  — Matt Wake | [e-mail], al, 4 July 2023
• Her uniform did not have the same collar and the hat was different.
  — Lolita C. Baldor, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2023
• And the collar and cuffs were odes to Lagerfeld's signature look.
  — Kristen Rogers, CNN, 2 May 2023
• Over the decades, his ties narrowed, his collars shortened.
  — Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2023
• Maggy’s standin’ there with an iron collar around her neck.
  — Anna Deavere Smith, The Atlantic, 13 Nov. 2023
• The makeup mogul is wearing a skin tight black gown with an off-the-shoulder collar and black opera gloves.
  — Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 2 Apr. 2023
• Some owners put sharply spiked collars on their dogs’ necks that would injure a bear or wolf that bites the dogs.
  — Jim Robbins John Stember, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2023
• The seams of the wrap dress were embellished with golden metal and white crystals—even on the belt, sleeves, and collar.
  — Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 10 July 2023
• The tracking device and collar weigh a mere 5.3 ounces—light enough that a striped skunk could safely wear it, Gregersen says.
  — Bychrista Lesté-Lasserre, science.org, 7 June 2023
• The case started when Leonard’s owner tracked the GPS collar and pressed the app button to flip on the collar’s flashing lights.
  — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2024
• Wide poofy shoulder sleeves and lacy details along the collar and neckline give the dress a more vintage feel.
  — Alexandra Schneider, Seventeen, 29 June 2023
• Slipped underneath the collar of a shirt, the bolo is the stuffy necktie’s much cooler cousin.
  — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 28 Feb. 2024
• They're made with a special plush collar around the ankles that's moisture-wicking, to keep your feet cool and free of sweat.
  — Andrea Navarro, Glamour, 27 Nov. 2023
• The downside, though, is that some found the high collar irritating.
  — goodhousekeeping.com, 25 May 2023

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collar

2 of 2 verb

• The police collared the guy a few blocks from the scene.
• He collared me on my way out the door.
• The wolf was a female, Paul said, that the DFW had collared.
  — Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Mar. 2018
• Many of the animals killed had been collared for the study.
  — Nancy Lord, Anchorage Daily News, 28 May 2023
• The man was wearing a red and white striped long sleeve collared shirt and blue jeans.
  — Karen Pilarski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2018
• The area’s Half-Moon pack has a breeding male collared as V094.
  — Kris Millgate, Field & Stream, 4 Oct. 2023
• The video depicts a white man wearing a white collared shirt.
  — Michael Brice-Saddler, baltimoresun.com, 8 Aug. 2017
• The five-year study started late in 2016 when some predators were collared.
  — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2020
• Blue’s ruffle-collared suit, which might be a tribute to the late Prince, was the second little pop of pink in the room.
  — Hilary Weaver, Vanities, 13 Feb. 2017
• The Duchess opted to wear a white collared dress with black accents, paired with a black hat, pearl earrings, and black pumps.
  — Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, 18 June 2019
• The outfit was comprised of two parts: A sparkly, sleeveless collared shirt, and a wavy miniskirt cinched in at the waist by a black belt.
  — Jenny Hollander, Marie Claire, 27 Jan. 2020
• Her husband, 31, dressed up in a white blazer over a white collared shirt with black pants and a matching watch.
  — Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com, 14 Sep. 2019
• And since 2002, he's been the guiding force at everyone's favorite shop for sweaters, jeans, and collared shirts.
  — Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, 23 Jan. 2019
• The third gator collared by Pittsburgh police was a 2½-footer lounging on a front porch in the Carrick district.
  — James R. Hagerty, WSJ, 19 June 2019
• The plastic bags were filled with gently worn collared shirts and pants, dresses and blazers.
  — Brian Whitehead, Orange County Register, 25 Apr. 2017
• Police said in a statement that a dog-catcher pole was used to collar the raccoon.
  — CBS News, 7 May 2018
• But one thing remains crystal clear: wearing more than one collared shirt at a time is still not a good look.
  — Liza Corsillo, GQ, 15 Sep. 2017
• Nepal has plans to collar another eight animals in the central part of the country in the coming years.
  — Ben Ayers, Outside Online, 27 July 2022
• Fortunately, at the beginning of the year, the team had collared around 15 of the animals to track their movements.
  — Ed Yong, The Atlantic, 21 Aug. 2017
• If all goes well, pups will be documented later in the season and then collared and tracked for life.
  — Jake Frederico, The Arizona Republic, 1 Mar. 2023
• Some of the more docile local dogs have been collared by concerned residents to prevent the dog-catchers from killing them.
  — Vidhi Doshi, Washington Post, 10 May 2018
• Pippa paired her wrap coat with a white collared shirt, black skinny jeans, and white trainers while taking her young son for a stroll.
  — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 21 Nov. 2019
• One of the models is in a pretty black dress with 3/4 sleeves, and one of the photos from the collection shows a (potentially) collared shirt and black pants.
  — Katherine J Igoe, Marie Claire, 22 Aug. 2019
• Ryan pointed to O’Connell’s arrest report, which shows the young man did not make a phone call after being collared.
  — Anna Sanders, Fox News, 1 Apr. 2018
• But even on Key Largo, collaring prey will only ever be one of a suite of tactics experts use to try to keep pythons at bay.
  — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 20 Mar. 2023
• In addition to his platform shoes, De Niro also wore a royal blue trench coat over a white collared shirt and dark slacks.
  — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com, 21 Dec. 2017
• Estelle sported a white shirt under a pink cardigan, while her mother wore a black sweater over a white collared shirt.
  — Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, 11 Jan. 2019
• Footage of the rescue shared to Facebook showed a man in a blue collared shirt and tan pants strapped to a board being lifted into the waiting helicopter.
  — Allyson Chiu, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Sep. 2019
• And across the pond, Emma Stone tried out her own version of the trend, pairing her white Givenchy trousers with a sleeveless, sheer collared shirt with a white bra underneath.
  — Erika Harwood, vanityfair.com, 10 Oct. 2017
• The state then put cameras in the study area to take pictures, which also allowed data to be collected on cougars that hadn’t been collared.
  — USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2019

Last Updated: 3 May 2024