Examples of dress code in a Sentence
The school imposed a new dress code that forbids students from wearing jeans.
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If the dress code calls for true beachy or vacation attire, the Jaylah Strapless Midi Dress from Lulus looks like a wavy, ocean-like print that will blend in perfectly on the shore.
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Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2026
The dress code stays casual (jeans and sneakers work fine).
—Taylor Haught, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2026
But Le Grand Dîner doesn’t — yet — entail the spectacle of the Met Gala in New York City, where A-List celebrities (but mostly their stylists) attempt to solve the year’s thematic dress code in the most social media-grabbing way.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 5 Mar. 2026
Is there a dress code for the Academy Awards?
—Esther Zuckerman, Vanity Fair, 3 Mar. 2026
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Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2026
The dress code stays casual (jeans and sneakers work fine).
—Taylor Haught, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2026
But Le Grand Dîner doesn’t — yet — entail the spectacle of the Met Gala in New York City, where A-List celebrities (but mostly their stylists) attempt to solve the year’s thematic dress code in the most social media-grabbing way.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 5 Mar. 2026
Is there a dress code for the Academy Awards?
—Esther Zuckerman, Vanity Fair, 3 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for dress code
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“Dress code.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dress%20code. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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