: a greeting or reception marked by ceremonial courtesy
—usually used in the phrase roll out the red carpet
Examples of red-carpet in a Sentence
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Glamour, 8 Apr. 2024
Although the film bowed to record numbers for that time, there wasn’t a traditional red-carpet premiere, much of the press tour was virtual and the film was released simultaneously on the streaming service formerly known as HBO Max, a circumstance less than ideal to Wingard.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
Most recently, Daniels’ videos caused heated discourse among journalists about the presence of influencers at red-carpet events.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 28 Mar. 2024
The couple’s timeline went something like this: February 2023, trip to Mexico, followed by cozy poses at red-carpet events; April, married in fur coats in Vegas.
—Amy Hubbard, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2024
The couple made several red-carpet appearances together during that month at the premieres of the film in Seoul, South Korea, and London.
—Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 18 Mar. 2024
Sign in fashion March 12, 2024 After much tussling over Greta Lee on Slack, the Vogue editors have managed to condense an entire awards season’s worth of red-carpet looks down to standout moments from the Golden Globes to the Grammys, the Emmys to the Oscars.
—Vogue, 12 Mar. 2024
The actor recently spoke to THR about his red-carpet style aesthetic.
—Degen Pener, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2024
What better place to debut a new hairstyle than the Oscars 2024 red-carpet?
—Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 11 Mar. 2024
Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 14 Apr. 2024
Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Tribute Tourbillon Robert Downey Jr. rarely deviates from Jaeger-LeCoultre when hitting the red carpet.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 13 Apr. 2024
Our favorite young stars wore these styles on and off the red carpet and we’re still obsessed with these styles today.
—Essence, 12 Apr. 2024
The red carpet was rolled out for Kishida on Wednesday night as the Bidens hosted a state dinner at the White House.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 11 Apr. 2024
After all, this is the duo that brought Mugler’s robot suit from fall 1995 to the red carpet for the London premiere of Dune: Part Two.
—Emily Chan, Vogue, 11 Apr. 2024
Hollywood may have a lighter presence due to a combination of factors – including last year’s actors and writers strikes, which created production delays, as well as a tough economy — but this year’s festival will see no shortage of glamor and stars on the red carpet.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 11 Apr. 2024
Ringwald brought her 14-year old-twins Adele and Roman to the red carpet at the Chapman Center at Miami Dade College.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2024
With the arrival of spring, many of the industry’s biggest and brightest stars have been hitting the red carpet from coast to coast in celebration of new releases, television milestones, and so much more.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 30 Mar. 2024
Adjective
As the host of one of country music's biggest nights for the fourth year in a row, Ballerini wore a whopping 10 looks, including a red-carpet gown, a pantsless performance outfit, and a Barbie movie costume.
—Glamour, 8 Apr. 2024
Although the film bowed to record numbers for that time, there wasn’t a traditional red-carpet premiere, much of the press tour was virtual and the film was released simultaneously on the streaming service formerly known as HBO Max, a circumstance less than ideal to Wingard.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
Most recently, Daniels’ videos caused heated discourse among journalists about the presence of influencers at red-carpet events.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 28 Mar. 2024
The couple’s timeline went something like this: February 2023, trip to Mexico, followed by cozy poses at red-carpet events; April, married in fur coats in Vegas.
—Amy Hubbard, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2024
The couple made several red-carpet appearances together during that month at the premieres of the film in Seoul, South Korea, and London.
—Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 18 Mar. 2024
Sign in fashion March 12, 2024 After much tussling over Greta Lee on Slack, the Vogue editors have managed to condense an entire awards season’s worth of red-carpet looks down to standout moments from the Golden Globes to the Grammys, the Emmys to the Oscars.
—Vogue, 12 Mar. 2024
The actor recently spoke to THR about his red-carpet style aesthetic.
—Degen Pener, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2024
What better place to debut a new hairstyle than the Oscars 2024 red-carpet?
—Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 11 Mar. 2024
Noun
Though Perry, who shares daughter Daisy Dove, 3, with Bloom, has stepped out for a number of red carpets recently, it's been a minute since the two of them have had a fashion-forward red carpet date.
—Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 14 Apr. 2024
Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Tribute Tourbillon Robert Downey Jr. rarely deviates from Jaeger-LeCoultre when hitting the red carpet.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 13 Apr. 2024
Our favorite young stars wore these styles on and off the red carpet and we’re still obsessed with these styles today.
—Essence, 12 Apr. 2024
The red carpet was rolled out for Kishida on Wednesday night as the Bidens hosted a state dinner at the White House.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 11 Apr. 2024
After all, this is the duo that brought Mugler’s robot suit from fall 1995 to the red carpet for the London premiere of Dune: Part Two.
—Emily Chan, Vogue, 11 Apr. 2024
Hollywood may have a lighter presence due to a combination of factors – including last year’s actors and writers strikes, which created production delays, as well as a tough economy — but this year’s festival will see no shortage of glamor and stars on the red carpet.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 11 Apr. 2024
Ringwald brought her 14-year old-twins Adele and Roman to the red carpet at the Chapman Center at Miami Dade College.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2024
With the arrival of spring, many of the industry’s biggest and brightest stars have been hitting the red carpet from coast to coast in celebration of new releases, television milestones, and so much more.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 30 Mar. 2024
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: marked by ceremonial courtesy
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