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The school imposed a new dress code that forbids students from wearing jeans.
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That trickiness is multiplied when a seemingly nebulous dress code—like semi-formal or cocktail attire—comes into play.
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Amber Rambharose, InStyle, 11 Jan. 2026
The Senators’ older players, after some discussion among the team’s leadership group, self-imposed a business casual dress code ahead of the 2025-26 season.
—Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
First, take the dress code into account.
—Alison Syrett Cleary, Glamour, 6 Jan. 2026
At the 2025 Emmys in September, the actress subverted the event's formal dress code, opting for straight-leg blue jeans and a white T-shirt, adding a pair of black flats, a belt and sunglasses.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 4 Jan. 2026
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Amber Rambharose, InStyle, 11 Jan. 2026
The Senators’ older players, after some discussion among the team’s leadership group, self-imposed a business casual dress code ahead of the 2025-26 season.
—Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
First, take the dress code into account.
—Alison Syrett Cleary, Glamour, 6 Jan. 2026
At the 2025 Emmys in September, the actress subverted the event's formal dress code, opting for straight-leg blue jeans and a white T-shirt, adding a pair of black flats, a belt and sunglasses.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 4 Jan. 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 15 Jan. 2026.
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