de rigueur
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of de rigueur
First recorded in 1825–35; from French: “of rigor”; see de ( def. ), rigor ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Outfit changes and groomsman photo-ops are de rigueur for some, while others express their newly empowered groom voices through the deployment of personal themes.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
After every Emmys, it’s de rigueur to write about shows that were “snubbed.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2025
Jackson recently published Lovely One, her entry into the canon of de rigueur Supreme Court memoirs.
From Slate • Oct. 4, 2024
When he first opened, he dutifully stocked his back bar with ingredients for de rigueur cocktails: cranberry juice for Cosmopolitans and a $100 jar of fancy olives for Dirty Martinis.
From Salon • Sep. 18, 2024
It became de rigueur among architecture critics and historians to argue that Burnham in his insecurity and slavish devotion to the classical yearnings of the eastern architects had indeed killed American architecture.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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