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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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.
—Dave Schilling
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Trudeau looked sharp in a black suit and white dress shirt.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2026
In a post shared by Disney CEO Robert Iger on June 1, Swift wore a relaxed gray poplin dress shirt from Miu Miu that featured a gingham pattern.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 2 June 2026
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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.
—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
In a post shared by Disney CEO Robert Iger on June 1, Swift wore a relaxed gray poplin dress shirt from Miu Miu that featured a gingham pattern.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 2 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 16 Jun. 2026.
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