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

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

Most graduation ceremonies in Japan feature graduates in suits or formal dress.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 27, 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

Ama has ditched her formal dress in favor of athletic black pants and a loose white shirt with kente trim.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer