How to Use dress uniform in a Sentence

dress uniform

noun
  • Two Marines in dress uniform had knocked on the front door of Billy’s parents' house.
    Karina Bland, azcentral, 23 May 2018
  • Prince Jacques looked like a miniature version of his dad in a formal dress uniform.
    Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 21 Nov. 2022
  • García tried on the blazer of his dress uniform, which is often worn to formal events.
    Cassandra Jaramillo, Dallas News, 2 Feb. 2021
  • The new dress uniform prototype is a navy-blue uniform.
    Ellie Kaufman, CNN, 21 Sep. 2021
  • Some of his snapshots include him in his dress uniform, on tour in Afghanistan and during training in Japan.
    Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 11 Nov. 2019
  • Gallagher, who served eight tours of duty and earned two Bronze Stars for valor, was in the courtroom in his dress uniform with a chest full of medals.
    CBS News, 20 June 2019
  • On Thursday, De Leon put on his Army dress uniform jacket, medals and ribbons affixed at the left breast.
    Hillary Davis, Daily Pilot, 15 Aug. 2019
  • But despite the sartorial limitation, there’s still a range of looks for the prince, from jeans and a T-shirt to suits to his dress uniform.
    Bill Daley, chicagotribune.com, 2 May 2018
  • Every few months, the Does travel to the Virginia courthouse, where Mast sits in his military dress uniform with his wife.
    Rozina Ali, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2022
  • Both parents watched with pride as their daughter, wearing her Army dress uniform talked and exchanged gifts with the mayor in front of the council dais.
    David Anderson, The Aegis, 9 July 2018
  • Hanks, sporting a black tuxedo, faced off against the U.S. serviceman, who was in his Army dress uniform.
    Madison Dibble, Washington Examiner, 10 Feb. 2020
  • Thomas Redgate shows a smiling 24-year-old, a service cap crowning his head, a tan tie and shirt underneath his dress uniform.
    Denise Coffey, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2021
  • Another find: the Army dress uniform that belongs to Damron’s brother-in-law.
    Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 15 July 2022
  • The groom, Jeff Johnson, is a Marine veteran who donned his dress uniform while holding a gun in some photos.
    Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 11 July 2019
  • For his father's crowning, William wore the Ceremonial dress uniform of the Welsh Guards.
    Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 6 May 2023
  • There were snapshots of dress uniforms, wedding photos, training and time served overseas.
    Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 11 Nov. 2019
  • Throngs of white-gloved firefighters in dress uniform stood at attention along Fifth Avenue.
    Fox News, 27 Mar. 2018
  • The troops stood, ramrod straight, in their Army and Marine Corps dress uniforms, in silence, each man and woman giving a slow salute with a white-gloved hand as the name of a fallen service member was called.
    David Anderson, baltimoresun.com, 8 Oct. 2019
  • Nearby a portrait of his son in military dress uniform sits beside a pillow bedecked with medals.
    Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 July 2022
  • Stewart began by questioning why Vindman chose to wear his dress uniform to the hearing.
    Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 Mar. 2022
  • The exhibit showcases her flight jacket, dress uniform and a photo of a smiling Bernheim looking at a map.
    Sarah Betancourt, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 May 2018
  • Charles had attended the handover ceremonies 25 years earlier, saluting the Union Jack in his white military dress uniform as the flag came down for the final time.
    Timothy McLaughlin, The Atlantic, 28 July 2022
  • Space Force unveiled the service’s first prototype dress uniform today.
    Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 21 Sep. 2021
  • The two military officers, crisply attired in blue dress uniforms, ascended the front porch of a single-family home.
    Dan Lamothe, Washington Post, 29 May 2023
  • Hamilton, dressed in his military dress uniform, did not speak during Tuesday's proceedings and often hung his head as his actions were described to the jury.
    Matthew Barakat, Fox News, 12 Sep. 2018
  • Hamilton, dressed in his military dress uniform, did not speak during Tuesday’s proceedings and often hung his head as his actions were described to the jury.
    Matthew Barakat, The Seattle Times, 11 Sep. 2018
  • Dozens of firefighters wearing dress uniforms marched into the Forest Hills Cemetery Sunday morning in a solemn procession headed by a 4-year-old girl in a light pink dress and pigtails.
    Gal Tziperman Lotan, BostonGlobe.com, 9 June 2019
  • Nation/World The two military officers, crisply attired in blue dress uniforms, ascended the front porch of a single-family home.
    Alex Horton and Dan Lamothe, Anchorage Daily News, 30 May 2023
  • Chief Gallagher sat stoically in the courtroom in a white dress uniform during the trial, with his wife, brother, mother and father, who was a West Point graduate, sitting behind him.
    Dave Philipps, New York Times, 2 July 2019
  • On a nearby table were four plates with a dress uniform hat from each of the military services, and upturned glasses, to signify the war’s perpetuity for the families of troops who never came home.
    Alex Horton, Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2018

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