formal dress

Example Sentences

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The dress code for the evening was white tie attire, the most formal dress code.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

This marks the first time Sánchez has worn such a high-necked formal dress, she told Vogue.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2025

In the 1938 shot, many don formal dress, and some hoist cans of salmon, celebratory symbols of the 1933 formation of the Cannery Workers and Farm Laborers Union, Local 7.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 21, 2023

So, when she accompanied her husband on a business trip to my city this summer and asked to borrow a formal dress for an event, I had no qualms about lending one.

From Slate • Oct. 11, 2022

The paper-and-wood screen slid open and the hostess in the formal dress stepped inside the room.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee