Examples of fancy dress in a Sentence
Everyone wore fancy dress for the ball.
Recent Examples on the Web
In some polling stations there was a circus atmosphere, with prizes handed out, free pancakes, people voting wearing fancy dress, singers performing, or folk dancers whirling.
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Robyn Dixon, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
Others are reading:John Williams becomes oldest Oscars nominee for ‘Indiana Jones,’ could become oldest winner
The Oscars, often glamorized in society, are distinguished by bright lights, the red carpet, shiny awards, fancy dresses, etc.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 29 Feb. 2024
But following a review, Equestrian Australia (EA) said on Monday that Rose did not breach the organization’s code of conduct with his head-turning attire at the Wallaby Hill Extravaganza, during which riders are encouraged to wear fancy dress.
—George Ramsay, CNN, 19 Feb. 2024
His fiery tailoring is punctuated by a vintage Tiffany & Co. brooch bearing a pink-eyed animal with antlers – a nod to his Saltburn character Oliver’s fancy dress costume from the chaotic, climactic party scene in Emerald Fennell’s polarizing film.
—Alice Newbold, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2024
According to the same Guardian story from 2005, fancy dress parties with imperialist themes were popular with the British upper crust at the time, and Nazi costumes were commonplace.
—Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2023
One of the most recent uploads involved photos of her first foray into fancy dress for Halloween.
—Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 23 Nov. 2023
His pictures of words go from logotypes dressed in native garb to free spirits in fancy dress to teams in uniform.
—Susan Tallman, The New York Review of Books, 2 Nov. 2023
But make no mistake – the fancy dress and formal tableware does not mean the tents aren’t festive in the 10-acre plot in the middle of campus that is a flurry of activity on football Saturdays.
—Erick Smith, USA TODAY, 29 Aug. 2023
Robyn Dixon, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
Others are reading:John Williams becomes oldest Oscars nominee for ‘Indiana Jones,’ could become oldest winner
The Oscars, often glamorized in society, are distinguished by bright lights, the red carpet, shiny awards, fancy dresses, etc.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 29 Feb. 2024
But following a review, Equestrian Australia (EA) said on Monday that Rose did not breach the organization’s code of conduct with his head-turning attire at the Wallaby Hill Extravaganza, during which riders are encouraged to wear fancy dress.
—George Ramsay, CNN, 19 Feb. 2024
His fiery tailoring is punctuated by a vintage Tiffany & Co. brooch bearing a pink-eyed animal with antlers – a nod to his Saltburn character Oliver’s fancy dress costume from the chaotic, climactic party scene in Emerald Fennell’s polarizing film.
—Alice Newbold, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2024
According to the same Guardian story from 2005, fancy dress parties with imperialist themes were popular with the British upper crust at the time, and Nazi costumes were commonplace.
—Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2023
One of the most recent uploads involved photos of her first foray into fancy dress for Halloween.
—Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 23 Nov. 2023
His pictures of words go from logotypes dressed in native garb to free spirits in fancy dress to teams in uniform.
—Susan Tallman, The New York Review of Books, 2 Nov. 2023
But make no mistake – the fancy dress and formal tableware does not mean the tents aren’t festive in the 10-acre plot in the middle of campus that is a flurry of activity on football Saturdays.
—Erick Smith, USA TODAY, 29 Aug. 2023
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“Fancy dress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fancy%20dress. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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