Collocations withsuit

These are words often used in combination withsuit.

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black suit
A reporter interviewed the bodyguard with the prince who was wearing a smart black suit.
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blue suit
He wanted not to get rid of the gentleman in the blue suit and white shirt but to put him on the jury.
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civil suit
If, however, the testimony was such that it would subject the witness to a debt action or a civil suit, the privilege was not available.
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dark suit
She was then told, we read, to go and buy a dark suit with shoulder pads—which she did the next day.
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diving suit
The divers are working at a depth of 200 feet, which is the limit of the normal diving suit.
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double-breasted suit
At that time he was sporting a silver watch fob, spread-collar shirt and wide-striped double-breasted suit tailored to accentuate his bodybuilder's silhouette.
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expensive suit
He will buy, for example, a more expensive suit.
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grey suit
He wore a grey suit with trousers and jacket that did not match, a tee-shirt and trainers.
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one-piece suit
However, the one-piece suit continued to be popular for its more modest approach.
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protective suit
Each soldier has a respirator and a protective suit, and they have comprehensive decontamination facilities.
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suit of armour
Finding a suit of armour that fitted was a problem throughout the theatre of operations.
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tailored suit
The riding habit's combination of style and practicality launched the fashion for more gender-neutral, utilitarian garments and heralded the advent of the twentieth-century working woman's uniform: the tailored suit.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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