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Austin Scarlett, who placed fourth for the season, fashioned a strapless cocktail dress out of cornhusks.
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Erin Jensen, USA Today, 31 July 2025
Carrie putting on a stylish cocktail dress and meeting up with her friends for a night out is a lovely exclamation point on that idea, and hopefully a sign that AJLT won’t rush Carrie into another romance any time soon.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 July 2025
The actor paired her little black cocktail dress with beaded heels, some punky rings, and a stack of bracelets, a fun and not-too-formal outfit for a movie that’s serious about scares and not much else.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 15 July 2025
At the reception, Mansi wore a vintage cocktail dress from her great grandmother.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 3 June 2025
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Erin Jensen, USA Today, 31 July 2025
Carrie putting on a stylish cocktail dress and meeting up with her friends for a night out is a lovely exclamation point on that idea, and hopefully a sign that AJLT won’t rush Carrie into another romance any time soon.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 July 2025
The actor paired her little black cocktail dress with beaded heels, some punky rings, and a stack of bracelets, a fun and not-too-formal outfit for a movie that’s serious about scares and not much else.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 15 July 2025
At the reception, Mansi wore a vintage cocktail dress from her great grandmother.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 3 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for cocktail dress
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“Cocktail dress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cocktail%20dress. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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