dress shirt
noun
: a shirt especially for wear with evening attire
broadly
: a shirt with buttons, cuffs, and a collar that is suitable for wear with a necktie
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On the carpet, Rodriguez, 50, wore a classic black suit paired with a white dress shirt and pocket square.
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Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
The company is also the official licensee and performance dress shirt of the Arrow McLaren IndyCar Team.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025
The warehouse’s general manager, a compact man in a blue floral dress shirt, cut a red ribbon.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Goldblum’s ensemble for the Academy Museum Gala included a nylon puffer jacket, custom ruffled dress shirt, patent-leather gloves and the label’s sunglasses.
—Laurie Brookins, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2025
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Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
The company is also the official licensee and performance dress shirt of the Arrow McLaren IndyCar Team.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025
The warehouse’s general manager, a compact man in a blue floral dress shirt, cut a red ribbon.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Goldblum’s ensemble for the Academy Museum Gala included a nylon puffer jacket, custom ruffled dress shirt, patent-leather gloves and the label’s sunglasses.
—Laurie Brookins, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dress shirt
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“Dress shirt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dress%20shirt. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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