dungarees

Example Sentences

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"I do regret wearing the dungarees quite so many times," she added.

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2026

At a cafe, over short coffees, I watched an overbearing clown in star-spangled dungarees making balloon animals for unnerved children.

From Washington Post • Apr. 22, 2022

Freeman’s best when he’s not trying to win re-election or standing at the Pearly Gates, when he’s just a guy slouching in dungarees, looking a little louche.

From New York Times • Apr. 30, 2020

Two men, one in a pink beret and blue dungarees, the other in a red velvet suit, encourage a Scottish woman to stay, even though she has work tomorrow.

From The Guardian • Dec. 10, 2019

Some wore white hospital garb; others came off work gangs wearing blue dungarees.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot