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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Robinson arrived at the Provo courthouse Thursday with a heavy security presence and clad in a dress shirt, tie and slacks.
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Stepheny Price , Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 12 Dec. 2025
Robinson, who previously appeared only by audio or video feed from jail, entered the courtroom wearing a dress shirt, tie and slacks, with restraints on his wrists and ankles.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
Robinson arrived in court with restraints on his wrists and ankles and wearing a dress shirt, tie and slacks.
—CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
Today the brand features men’s golfwear, fleece sweatshirts, polos, T-shirts, dress shirts, sport coats, outerwear, performance and accessories, and boys’ wear.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 7 Dec. 2025
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Stepheny Price , Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 12 Dec. 2025
Robinson, who previously appeared only by audio or video feed from jail, entered the courtroom wearing a dress shirt, tie and slacks, with restraints on his wrists and ankles.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
Robinson arrived in court with restraints on his wrists and ankles and wearing a dress shirt, tie and slacks.
—CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
Today the brand features men’s golfwear, fleece sweatshirts, polos, T-shirts, dress shirts, sport coats, outerwear, performance and accessories, and boys’ wear.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 7 Dec. 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 17 Dec. 2025.
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