dress

Example Sentences

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Swift appeared on the red carpet in New York on Thursday wearing a strapless black dress with floral motifs ahead of the naming ceremony.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

For me, this year, summer began with a dress.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

Leonor Torres hoists a dress as she closes shop after another slow day of sales.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

In Kim Eunho’s 1927 ink and color painting on silk, “Woman Reading the Fortune of the Day,” a hostess in traditional hanbok dress whiles away her break with gaming tiles as a cigarette smolders nearby.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Avery’s wearing a short-sleeved black jumpsuit, and I’m wearing the dress Mom sewed for Celia three years ago, with a white top and black tulle skirt.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison