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

It is not the first time Latin American officers have used fancy dress while apprehending suspected criminals.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

I knew them well of course by now, but had never studied them with a view to reproducing one of them as a fancy dress.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier