evening dress

noun

: an evening gown

Examples of evening dress in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The Versace dress Lively wore, a one-shoulder evening dress crafted in georgette with all-over embroidery and shades of pastels, is a nice complement to Lively’s method dressing on the current press tour for the film. Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Aug. 2024 Her black tulle evening dress was embroidered with an impressionist landscape of micro-florals. Hannah Malach, WWD, 11 July 2024 In the next scene, Daniela, still in her black evening dress, is showing the ampule to Ryan — making his first appearance in several episodes — and asking him to analyze its contents to find out what the hell her husband has been shooting up. Chris Klimek, Vulture, 5 June 2024 On board, elegance prevails, with a formal evening dress code reflecting Cunard’s sense of occasion. Janice Wald Henderson, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Feb. 2023 Clad in a warrior-like evening dress overlaid with chain mail-like accents, James lit up the room. Michael Appler, Variety, 12 May 2024 His wife, Ginger, in a sequinned evening dress, sang the national anthem with unusual facility. Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2024 Photo: Chicago History Museum/Getty Images Details from a 1921 evening dress made by Callot Soeurs. Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 15 Feb. 2024 The pictures showed the mother of one decked out in an evening dress and her little guy in a button down with a festive bowtie and hat. Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 4 Jan. 2024

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“Evening dress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/evening%20dress. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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