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Go from the stage to the street (or more likely, the office to happy hour) in this pair from Sam Edelman, which would look just as great styled with straight-leg jeans and a T-shirt as with a tutu and tights.
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Averi Baudler, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025
In a post shared on Easter, Scott captured Halo playing on a tennis court wearing a pink tutu dress and bunny ears.
—Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 14 May 2024
Wearing a beige leotard and white tutu, with her silky black hair secured in a tight bun, Ito is disarmingly devious in her efforts to seduce Prince Siegfried, played by dancer Lucas Ataide.
—Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
The three-year-old is often seen twirling in her pink tutu, reflecting her passion for ballet, or cruising in her Zoemobile alongside her pet rock, Rocco.
—Casey Clark, Parents, 16 Jan. 2025
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Averi Baudler, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025
In a post shared on Easter, Scott captured Halo playing on a tennis court wearing a pink tutu dress and bunny ears.
—Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 14 May 2024
Wearing a beige leotard and white tutu, with her silky black hair secured in a tight bun, Ito is disarmingly devious in her efforts to seduce Prince Siegfried, played by dancer Lucas Ataide.
—Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
The three-year-old is often seen twirling in her pink tutu, reflecting her passion for ballet, or cruising in her Zoemobile alongside her pet rock, Rocco.
—Casey Clark, Parents, 16 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tutu
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“Tutu.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tutu. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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tutu
noun
tu·tu
ˈtü-tü 
: a short skirt that extends out and is worn by a ballerina
Etymology
French tutu "ballerina skirt," from baby talk tutu "backside"
Biographical Definition
Tutu
biographical name
Desmond Mpilo 1931–2021 South African clergyman and political activist
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