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Examples of fancy dress in a Sentence
Everyone wore fancy dress for the ball.
Recent Examples on the Web
Guests came in all attires, from fancy dresses and button-down shirts to leggings and Crocs, as there is no hard dress code.
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Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
Posse Posse may have cute sets and fancy dresses, but don’t underestimate the casual items from their latest collection, too.
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Nadja Sayej, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
The model's carousel post for Long's birthday also included a selection of photos looking back on memories of them together, including locking lips in a photo booth and wearing fancy dress costumes.
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Latoya Gayle, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
Meghan Markle did the very normal (but rare for Royals) thing of recycling a fancy dress.
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Aamina Inayat Khan, StyleCaster, 7 Oct. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1770, in the meaning defined above
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“Fancy dress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fancy%20dress. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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