formal dress

Example Sentences

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A festival in Mozart’s picturesque birthplace at the foot of the Austrian Alps, a city that attracts hordes of summer tourists along with well-heeled audiences in formal dress, may not exactly suit L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 9, 2024

There are at least two reasons to adopt a more formal dress code.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 19, 2023

While her predecessors would have worn "formal dress, which is black," Ms Mordaunt said she wanted to reflect the modern tone of the coronation "with historical references".

From BBC • May 11, 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 lot was crowded with people in formal dress: witnesses.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer