Examples of cocktail dress in a Sentence
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Ditto the glass tubes that emitted little puffs of scent in the space devoted to Millicent Rogers, the Standard Oil heiress, which attempts to recreate her own…um…body odor as unearthed from her clothes — say, a Schiaparelli cocktail dress covered in garden blooms — and environments.
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Jason Farago, New York Times, 9 May 2024
The former tech executive donned a black suit paired with a half-zip and white shirt underneath, and Sanchez wore a lace cocktail dress with a nude-toned slip underneath and lots of glimmering silver jewelry.
—Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 6 May 2024
Size Range: 00-24 | Colors: 8 | Material: Polyester
Lulus Pink Floral Jacquard Midi Dress
This bustier midi dress from Lulus has stunning structural details and a classic pencil cocktail dress silhouette.
—Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024
There’s semi-formal, which is often conflated with cocktail dress codes.
—Shelby Ying Hyde, Vogue, 27 Mar. 2024
The beloved primary color has been having quite a moment in the fashion and beauty world over the past few months, and Palmer just put her personal twist on the trend with a dark red lob and corseted crimson cocktail dress combo that was, well, total fire.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 6 Feb. 2024
Last night, Taylor Swift tore down the night sky and refashioned it into a cocktail dress.
—Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 14 Dec. 2023
According to the Neiman Marcus website, the sequin embroidered sheer cocktail dress in the color silver multi from the fashion house's resort 2024 collection is quickly running out of stock.
—Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 6 Feb. 2024
Swap in tailored separates for a dress Cocktail attire doesn’t have to mean a cocktail dress.
—Leah Melby Clinton, wsj.com, 20 Dec. 2023
Jason Farago, New York Times, 9 May 2024
The former tech executive donned a black suit paired with a half-zip and white shirt underneath, and Sanchez wore a lace cocktail dress with a nude-toned slip underneath and lots of glimmering silver jewelry.
—Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 6 May 2024
Size Range: 00-24 | Colors: 8 | Material: Polyester
Lulus Pink Floral Jacquard Midi Dress
This bustier midi dress from Lulus has stunning structural details and a classic pencil cocktail dress silhouette.
—Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024
There’s semi-formal, which is often conflated with cocktail dress codes.
—Shelby Ying Hyde, Vogue, 27 Mar. 2024
The beloved primary color has been having quite a moment in the fashion and beauty world over the past few months, and Palmer just put her personal twist on the trend with a dark red lob and corseted crimson cocktail dress combo that was, well, total fire.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 6 Feb. 2024
Last night, Taylor Swift tore down the night sky and refashioned it into a cocktail dress.
—Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 14 Dec. 2023
According to the Neiman Marcus website, the sequin embroidered sheer cocktail dress in the color silver multi from the fashion house's resort 2024 collection is quickly running out of stock.
—Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 6 Feb. 2024
Swap in tailored separates for a dress Cocktail attire doesn’t have to mean a cocktail dress.
—Leah Melby Clinton, wsj.com, 20 Dec. 2023
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“Cocktail dress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cocktail%20dress. Accessed 19 May. 2024.
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