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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Oprah selected it for her book club; at her compound in Montecito, Whitehead was so nervous that her staff insisted on blow-drying the damp patches of his dress shirt before they were introduced.
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Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
Perry wore a floor-length white gown as Trudeau kept his look simple in a white dress shirt and black blazer over matching slacks.
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Kimi Robinson,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
Seersucker jackets, moccasins without socks, and dress shirts designed to expose just enough of the body to be sensual.
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Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
Trudeau looked sharp in a black suit and white dress shirt.
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Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
9 June 2026
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Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
Perry wore a floor-length white gown as Trudeau kept his look simple in a white dress shirt and black blazer over matching slacks.
—
Kimi Robinson,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
Seersucker jackets, moccasins without socks, and dress shirts designed to expose just enough of the body to be sensual.
—
Dave Schilling
contributing
follow,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
Trudeau looked sharp in a black suit and white dress shirt.
—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
9 June 2026
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 27 Jun. 2026.
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