How to Use dress in a Sentence
- The nurse dressed the cut on my knee.
- He dressed the child in a snowsuit.
- She is dressing for the opera.
- They dressed themselves in a hurry.
- She showered, dressed, and ate breakfast.
- They always dress for dinner.
- She dressed warmly for skiing.
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How should tourists dress in Paris?
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Eve Chen,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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Friends dressed for an evening out stop to ask what’s up there.
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Erika Page,
The Christian Science Monitor,
1 Apr. 2024
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Want to dress like a top model, too?
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Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
1 June 2026
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He was dressed in a kind of street clothing.
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Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
10 Mar. 2026
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There’s one dressed as a circus clown.
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Brian Bennett,
Time,
11 May 2026
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They were always dressed in the finest clothes.
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Sabrina Reed,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Spread dressing on one side of all bread slices.
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Tribune Content Agency,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Mar. 2026
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Guests all came dressed in black tie looks, and many of them were stars.
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Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
17 Aug. 2023
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Cats dancing on their hind legs dressed in streetwear.
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Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
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What is the best way to dress kids for cold weather?
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Yi-Jin Yu,
ABC News,
23 Feb. 2026
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Two altar girls were dressed in t-shirts and shorts.
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Jane Arraf,
NPR,
23 June 2026
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Raúl was dressed as the devil and the men were his demons.
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Literary Hub,
16 Mar. 2026
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When in France, dress as the French girls do, right?
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Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
2 Mar. 2026
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So dress like the person who secures the work.
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Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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None of us are having enough fun getting dressed.
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Marisa Meltzer,
Vanity Fair,
28 Apr. 2026
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The hunters field dressed the buck and loaded it into a truck.
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Bob McNally,
Outdoor Life,
8 Jan. 2026
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Skokna didn’t even dress for games as a freshman.
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Paul Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Jan. 2026
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Trump told the crowd full of Hoosiers dressed in cream and crimson.
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Arthur Jones Ii,
ABC News,
11 May 2026
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There’s no pressure from anyone here to dress in full suits.
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Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
17 Sep. 2025
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Throw on some white sneakers, or dress it up with ankle boots.
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Gabriela Garcia,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
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Even the athletes were dressed more for comfort this time around.
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Pien Huang,
NPR,
22 Feb. 2026
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We were not dressed for the occasion.
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Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Mar. 2026
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This could still be a bear market dressed in a bull’s clothing.
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Nicole Goodkind,
CNN,
7 June 2023
- She wore a short black dress to the party.
- It is wise to wear conservative dress to an interview.
- Her wedding dress was decorated with lace.
- The guests were clothed in traditional Indian dress.
- She wore dresses only on special occasions.
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White shoes, white veil, white dress.
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Vanessa Etienne,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
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Calvin, girl, ease up about the dress!
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Emma Specter,
Vogue,
5 Mar. 2026
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Not just any old dress pants will do, though.
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Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Nov. 2025
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The swing of her dress was close enough to touch.
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Literary Hub,
18 Mar. 2026
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The mom of three wore a sleek black, long-sleeve dress.
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Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
10 Sep. 2025
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Her wedding dress was not white.
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Beth Kephart
september 10,
Literary Hub,
10 Sep. 2025
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She was last seen wearing a green dress.
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Jenna Sundel
hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Like, just like my wedding dress.
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Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
4 Feb. 2026
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The dress was black, with white details.
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Amy Lavalley,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Aug. 2025
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This high-neck midi dress gives me those same vibes.
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Michelle Baricevic,
InStyle,
4 Feb. 2026
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Think cropped knits, sets, or sweater dresses.
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Amanda Le,
InStyle,
26 Feb. 2026
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Plus, a top like this can even double as a dress.
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Ariel Bielsky,
InStyle,
24 June 2026
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Keep scrolling for more of our top navy dress picks below.
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Averi Baudler,
PEOPLE,
13 May 2026
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There is a coat, a shirt and a dress in leopard print.
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David Moin,
Footwear News,
1 Oct. 2025
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Spring is in the air, which means dresses are on our minds.
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Amber Rambharose,
InStyle,
11 Mar. 2026
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So many years, so many ideas, all stitched into one dress.
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Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
13 May 2026
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The big sleeves on the dress still played into the wing idea.
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Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
3 Sep. 2025
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That’s why this flowy maxi dress is a summer must-have for me.
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Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
26 May 2026
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That’s a whole four days to stock up on a bunch of new dresses.
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Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
12 Mar. 2026
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The dress featured a long, floor-length skirt with a slit in the back.
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Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
27 May 2026
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Pair it with a trendy trench coat, long-sleeve maxi dress, or a cozy sweater and jeans.
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Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
31 Oct. 2025
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Pair it with a trendy trench coat, long-sleeve maxi dress, or a cozy sweater and jeans.
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Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Sep. 2025
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Pair it with a trendy trench coat, long-sleeve maxi dress, or a cozy sweater and jeans.
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Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Jan. 2026
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Anyone can shop the brand’s spring dress sale this March.
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Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
12 Mar. 2026
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The singer wore a navy corset dress by the designer.
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Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
2 Sep. 2025
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