dungarees

Example Sentences

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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

Created by artist Pierre Probst, she wore red dungarees and led an adult-free existence with a gang of eight animal friends: two cats, three dogs, a bear, a lion and a panther.

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2021

Infant me expertly teamed them with dungarees and a rubber Mickey Mouse accessory.

From The Guardian • Mar. 27, 2021

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

“I need to tell you something, Miss Skeeter. Something bout that—” “You cannot wear dungarees to Kennington’s,” Mother says from the doorway.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett