Want to use Dress correctly in a sentence? These 20 example sentences show the word in context, together with its meaning and synonyms like trim or decorate.

Frequent word

Dress in a sentence

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Dress meaning

  1. To put clothes (or, formerly, armour) on (oneself or someone, a doll, a mannequin, etc.); to clothe.
  2. To attire (oneself or someone) for a particular (especially formal) occasion, or in a fashionable manner.

Synonyms of Dress

dress up trim decorate undress get dressed apparel habiliment wearable wear vesture article of clothing clothing garb attire embellish

Dress in Dutch

kleden aankleden zich aankleden zich kleden jurk gewaad kleed

Example sentences (20)

Braavosi dress in flashy colors while the very rich and powerful dress in black and in blues that are almost black.

Meanwhile, her husband followed our dress code, as did her daughter in a lace designer cocktail dress and stilettos.

Good Newzz Trailer Launch: Kareena Kapoor Khan’s Yellow Dress Or Kiara Advani’s Pink Mini Dress; Who Is Your Pick?

Selena wore a black slip dress with a matching choker and boots, while Julia rocked a red babydoll dress and gloves.

She will design her dress, working together with Erin Buterick of Clayhouse, whose specialty is wedding dress fabrics.

I’m currently eyeing up a Self Portrait dress on the Girl Meets Dress site for an awards ceremony I’m hosting in March.

The light brown toned finale dress was a “princess dress” suitable for a Royal gala and brought attendees to their feet.

S. English; known elsewhere as a pinafore dress), a sleeveless dress intended to be worn over a top or blouse.

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Victoria's dress was pulled in at the waist with a chic white belt and her longer dress was finished with a patterned hem.

Bringing more colors to the red carpet, looked fresh in a green dress, while was pretty in a hot pink dress.

Contemporary clothing Western dress code main The Western dress code has changed over the past 500+ years.

Alternatively, take a look at this Linen Rich Beaded Midi Slip Dress in black which is also an ideal statement holiday dress.

She it was "tricky" to find a dress that looked good in the water, but then she found this Missoni dress.

Clubs may choose to advertise their dances as requiring less strict dress codes known as "proper" or "casual" (no dress code).

The show opened with her wearing a red dress and after the intermission she changed into a black dress.

One delighted shopper exclaimed: "Beautiful dress, I got the black one and you can dress it up or down.

Fancy female dancers wear cloth, beaded moccasins and jewelry, while the jingle dress dancer wears a dress made of metal cones.

The dress is the Kumiki Iris Silk Dress X Rachel Levy from Suzannah London, which is priced at £1,290.

For “The Dress” illusion, social media users were tasked with figuring out whether a dress was black and blue or white and gold.

Early life (1755–70) Archduchesses Maria Carolina (in blue dress) and Maria Antonia (in pink dress).

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Common combinations with dress

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • the dress 29×
  • dress code 17×
  • dress with 14×
  • dress and 13×
  • dress for 10×
  • dress that 10×
  • to dress 10×
  • dress in 10×
  • dress as
  • and dress

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "dress" in a sentence?
An example: "Braavosi dress in flashy colors while the very rich and powerful dress in black and in blues that are almost black." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "dress" from real English texts.
What does "dress" mean?
Dress means: To put clothes (or, formerly, armour) on (oneself or someone, a doll, a mannequin, etc.); to clothe.
What are synonyms of "dress"?
Common synonyms of "dress" include: dress up, trim, decorate, undress, get dressed, apparel, habiliment, wearable. Plus 7 more synonyms.
What is "dress" in Dutch?
"dress" translates to Dutch as: kleden, aankleden, zich aankleden, zich kleden, jurk.
How many example sentences with "dress" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "dress", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

About these examples

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