Used in a Sentence

ascot

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for ascot.

Editorial note

The daily mail comments section makes the Mos Eisly cantina look like a respectable day at ascot.

Examples13
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A town in Sunninghill and Ascot parish, Windsor and Maidenhead borough, Berkshire, England, and the location of the famous Ascot Racecourse.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of ascot gathered in one view.

noun

A town in Sunninghill and Ascot parish, Windsor and Maidenhead borough, Berkshire, England, and the location of the famous Ascot Racecourse.

noun

A suburb of the City of Greater Bendigo, central Victoria, Australia

noun

A locality in the City of Ballarat, central western Victoria, Australia.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for ascot.

noun

A town in Sunninghill and Ascot parish, Windsor and Maidenhead borough, Berkshire, England, and the location of the famous Ascot Racecourse.

noun

A suburb of the City of Greater Bendigo, central Victoria, Australia

noun

A locality in the City of Ballarat, central western Victoria, Australia.

noun

Ellipsis of ascot tie. [A type of cravat or necktie with a narrow neckband and wide wings laid one across the other.]

Example sentences

1

The daily mail comments section makes the Mos Eisly cantina look like a respectable day at ascot.

2

That’s like wearing an ascot and sport coat where everyone else is wearing a boring fleece.

3

The ascot on one guy and the dead eyes on the other… I’m not sure I’m buying it.

4

You can drive the same car to the rubbish dump and to Royal Ascot and it looks completely appropriate in both cases!

5

I'm not going to confuse a guy wearing an formal ascot for a visiting engineer.

6

The upper part features a man dressed in a long, elegant gray coat, wearing a bowler hat and round sunglasses, with a sophisticated white polka-dot ascot tie.

7

Back in the late 90s, I had a dozen made-to-measure dress shirts and 3 made-to-measure suits made by Ascot Chang while in Hong Kong.

8

That night he should have worn an ascot.

9

I made this panorama of Ascot Racecourse with Hugin.

Quote examples

1

Warming up," he scoffed, adjusting a red ascot fitted neatly into his jumpsuit, "warming up is the biggest bunch of horseshit I've ever heard in my life.

Proper noun examples

1

A classic example is the color of the Queen's hat at Royal Ascot.

2

Correct, if it's a daytime interview he should wear a morning coat with a matching waistcoat, striped trousers, and a long tie or optionally an Ascot.

3

Don't forget the Boat Race and Royal Ascot.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use ascot in a sentence?

The daily mail comments section makes the Mos Eisly cantina look like a respectable day at ascot.

What does ascot mean?

A town in Sunninghill and Ascot parish, Windsor and Maidenhead borough, Berkshire, England, and the location of the famous Ascot Racecourse.

What part of speech is ascot?

ascot is commonly used as noun.