dungarees

Example Sentences

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"She'd gone in looking so sleek and professional… whereas before, she was dressed up more in child-friendly sort of yellows and dungarees and like a Minion," Harriet told BBC Local.

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

Designer Paul Andrew kicked off with all-white looks before moving on to softly colored bubble skirts, loose tunic-like dresses, trousers that came high-waisted or cinched at the ankle and wide-leg dungarees, often in soft leather.

From Reuters • Sep. 21, 2019

The kid from Brooklyn is coming home from Florida, 23 years old, curly brown hair down to his shoulders, Indian vest and dungarees.

From New York Times • Aug. 9, 2019

He wore wool dungarees and Shetland sweaters and often got dead mucked—his term— with Captain Jon Soderland at the San Piedro Tavern.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson