dress blues
Example Sentences
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He disliked the Army’s “old brown wool uniform” — the “ugliest thing in town,” he told The Washington Post decades later — and much preferred a Marine’s dress blues.
From Washington Post • Jun. 29, 2022
Aside from Becker’s family, local Marine cadets also attended the party in their dress blues to honor Becker and his military service.
From Fox News • Jan. 26, 2022
Marines in dress blues fired a three-volley rifle salute.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 9, 2021
I want to be in those dress blues.’
From Washington Times • Feb. 23, 2020
I worked the Visit Room with Colton, wearing the dress blues that officers had to put on for any post that brought them into contact with the general public.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
