How to Use dungaree in a Sentence

dungaree

noun
Definition of dungareenext
  • One of the men might like to wear 34-inch pants, while the other might take a snugger 30-inch dungaree.
    — Farhad Manjoo, WIRED, 29 Aug. 2000
  • These daring dungarees were matched with a Big Baller Brand T-shirt and a pair of chic cowboy boots.
    — Rachel Hahn, Vogue, 16 Jan. 2018
  • Most of the prisoners were in their early twenties, dressed in dungarees and army issue shirts.
    — Johnny Miller, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 June 2018
  • Hadid rocked a dungaree jumpsuit with a bucket hat, and had a toothpick in her mouth for an edgier look.
    — Amy MacKelden, Harper's BAZAAR, 7 Sep. 2019
  • The actor, forty-nine, wore dungarees and a work shirt; the fighter, seventy-eight, wore a blazer with a jaunty pocket square.
    — Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 22 May 2017
  • No one at the meeting questioned the democratic bona fides of five-hundred-dollar dungarees.
    — Christina Binkley, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2019
  • The kid from Brooklyn is coming home from Florida, 23 years old, curly brown hair down to his shoulders, Indian vest and dungarees.
    — New York Times, 9 Aug. 2019
  • Inspired by the power of a charismatic cartoon, the War Advertising Council dreamed up Smokey in his ranger’s hat and dungarees.
    — Lyndsie Bourgon, Smithsonian, 10 July 2019
  • A few days earlier, Platt, who will turn 26 this month, wore heavy stubble and a black leather jacket to sing on Jimmy Kimmel, but today his smooth cheeks and dungaree overalls are a tether to childhood.
    — Vogue, 20 Aug. 2019
  • In addition to receiving newborn necessities such as hats, socks, and bibs, the couple also got a child’s wetsuit, rugby kit, lifeguard dungarees, and wellies.
    — Vogue, 16 Apr. 2019
  • Took dungaree liberty and had a fine time on cognac & hospitality.
    — Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 28 May 2018
  • Clad in dungarees, a crisp white button-down, and a bolo tie, this clean-cut 4-H kid paints a reassuring picture of American agriculture as an honest pursuit unsullied by politics or private business interests.
    — Sarah McColl, Smithsonian, 26 July 2017

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