: a long dress that is worn to large formal parties for dancing
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The actress wore a custom strapless ball gown to the HBO Max’s show premiere in London earlier this month, and stepped out in Thom Browne Court Pumps and another custom look by the brand for the event’s after party.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
23 June 2026 For her big day, the bride wore a Pedram Couture ball gown.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
10 June 2026 Fewer shoppers means the Galvezes now have a surplus of quinceañera ball gowns.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2026 When your ball gown bares your shoulders, a good strapless bra is a must.—
Malia Griggs,
Glamour,
4 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for ball gown