ball gown

noun

: a long dress that is worn to large formal parties for dancing

Examples of ball gown in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The Abbey Deli Location: Bath, England Viewers who have pictured themselves trying on lavish ball gowns in Madame Delacroix (Kathryn Drysdale)’s Modiste shop can make part of that fantasy come true when visiting The Abbey Deli. Kayla Keegan, Peoplemag, 15 June 2024 At Lelong’s atelier, Dior resignedly sketches and drapes a ball gown for a Nazi gala. Fawnia Soo Hoo, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 June 2024 The only women wearing ball gowns in Paris in 1943 are the wives and girlfriends of Nazis. Carrie Wittmer, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2024 Madonna is wearing an opulent shimmering ball gown and bright white opera gloves, very much in her Gentlemen Prefer Blondes mode. Hazlitt, 5 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for ball gown 

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“Ball gown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ball%20gown. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.

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