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The first jackets of their kind were worn by European soldiers in the late 18th century, who wished to have a short jacket that could be worn over their dress uniforms.—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 13 Apr. 2026 Slover was in his dress uniform and used a walker to steady himself.—Konstantin Toropin, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026 Russian troops brought their dress uniforms with them because a triumphal parade through Kyiv was planned for the end of a short and victorious war.—Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 14 Feb. 2026 After wearing the department’s formal dress uniform at Bertz’s service Monday, Inks also donned it for his last day of work at the department on Tuesday.—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 4 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dress uniform