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
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
Brazilian police have disguised themselves using fancy dress to blend in as Carnival-goers to target phone thieves in Rio de Janeiro.
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2026
Police advised schools to be placed in lockdown after reports of a suspected gunman on the loose - only to find it was a boy in fancy dress with a toy gun.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2025
Lady Ashton attended the theater in the most absurd fancy dress imaginable.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
