dress

Example Sentences

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Though most men arrived in dark suits befitting the “business formal” dress code, a handful appeared to have wandered in from golf.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

A red velvet dress with a rosette was Anderson’s way of playing with Christian Dior’s practice of putting a red dress partway through a show “simply to wake people up.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

And while the club doesn’t have a formal dress code for spectators, Wimbledon is the rare sporting event where it’s not uncommon to see men in neckties and women in floral dresses.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Flowers played a prominent role, with a spray of daffodils bursting from one skirt or the red-orange petals of California's poppy, the state flower, cascading down a dress.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

That night flames shot up from the bonfire in front of the house, and Maggie danced with Francey, danced in Mam’s red dress, her hair streaming out in back of her.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff