fancy dress
Example Sentences
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A masquerade without masks is merely fancy dress with an open bar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
Helmets are obligatory for those being carried - fancy dress is expected.
From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2026
In pictures taken at the time Trevor can be seen on stage with Barlow, including one documenting the pair in fancy dress on New Year's Eve.
From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2026
Paul Smith, the Liverpool world title challenger who trained alongside Hatton, remembers one fancy dress party when Hatton dressed as 'Ginger Spice' Geri Halliwell.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2025
Then I cleaned the make-up off my face that I had put on for the fancy dress.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
