How to Use dress code in a Sentence

dress code

noun

• The school imposed a new dress code that forbids students from wearing jeans.
• The dress code was strict and hadn’t changed in decades.
  — Alice Robb, Vogue, 28 Feb. 2023
• Still, Hrynkiw pulled the skirt down to comply with the dress code.
  — Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2022
• Such a dress code might be less stress for the bride, but what about for the guests?
  — Kaarin Vembar, Washington Post, 12 June 2024
• Tom: The girl is not in accordance with the dress code.
  — Anna Deavere Smith, The Atlantic, 13 Nov. 2023
• Since the movie presents a fresh take on the dusty genre, the dress code was super fly.
  — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 14 Oct. 2021
• Mary sets a dress code for the event — Italian street wear.
  — Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 Nov. 2021
• Moore was wearing a hat, which is against the school's dress code.
  — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN, 26 Feb. 2021
• The dress code for the evening was all things rainbow in honor of pride.
  — New York Times, 27 Aug. 2021
• Does your state have a dress code for going to a polling place?
  — Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 1 Nov. 2024
• The dress code for the night was white, and guests abided, hitting the dance floor en masse.
  — Kate Hogan, Peoplemag, 2 Sep. 2022
• The dress code goes about half-acknowledged across the group.
  — Mary Sollosi, EW.com, 17 July 2021
• The school says the mask doesn't comply with student dress code.
  — Jade Cunningham | Wwl-Tv, NOLA.com, 9 Dec. 2020
• Adam Sandler didn't get the dress code memo for the 2025 Oscars, and that's fine with him.
  — Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
• Black student must cut his hair for the dress code, high school says.
  — Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 29 Aug. 2022
• What’s the best way to navigate a black-tie dress code?
  — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 5 Feb. 2025
• The short answer: whenever the dress code calls for it.
  — Christian Gollayan, Men's Health, 29 Nov. 2022
• No commute, no dress code, and the freedom to work from the comfort of my own home.
  — Jenny Alvermann, Twin Cities, 9 Feb. 2024
• To that end, the dress code requires girls to wear skirts, jumpers or skorts.
  — Peter Greene, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2021
• Double-check your cruise's dress code for day and evening wear.
  — Nora Colomer, Fox News, 5 June 2024
• Take it from Katie Holmes: a slip dress is a great option for any dress code.
  — Alice Cary, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2022
• Since then, the school has suspended that part of its dress code.
  — Fox News, 10 Aug. 2021
• Any to-be-wed can play around with this dress code to add some luck to their wedding day.
  — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 19 Mar. 2025
• The school and its dress code have garnered the spotlight before.
  — Nick Stoico, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Aug. 2022
• And these gatherings have some sort of dress code of....black?
  — Guy Martin, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
• The relaxation of the modern workplace dress code can be traced back to Hawaii in the 1960s.
  — Suzanne Kapner, WSJ, 4 June 2021
• The new dress code even has its own hashtag: #Sweatergate.
  — CBS News, 16 Jan. 2023
• Though there was no dress code, the women all turned up in La Bagatelle designs.
  — Ellie Pithers, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2024
• Ahead of the May 12 change, current dress code allows staff to wear bottoms with the colors gray, brown or navy.
  — Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
• There’s nothing too complicated about Morton’s, the focus is on the food, but be warned there’s a dress code.
  — Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Mar. 2025