How to Use dress shirt in a Sentence

dress shirt

noun
  • Can dress shirts be washed by hand?
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 31 Dec. 2025
  • Trudeau looked sharp in a black suit and white dress shirt.
    — Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2026
  • Jung wore a blazer, dress shirt and jeans.
    — Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 17 Mar. 2026
  • So lay out a table cloth made of men's dress shirts.
    — Wilder Davies, Bon Appetit Magazine, 25 Nov. 2025
  • Yes, there will be a formal dress code (dress shirt, pants).
    — Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2026
  • For his part, Kaulitz wore an off-white suit and blue dress shirt.
    — Colleen Kratofil, PEOPLE.com, 16 Aug. 2019
  • Ordoñez was dressed in a light blue dress shirt, his hands were crossed in front.
    — Mario Ariza, sun-sentinel.com, 9 Dec. 2019
  • Who else can pull off a sheer dress shirt, gold chains, and glossy combat boots?
    — Sarah Spellings, The Cut, 8 Dec. 2017
  • Chela was last seen wearing a white dress shirt with gray print and light blue jeans.
    — Perry A. Farrell, Detroit Free Press, 25 Oct. 2017
  • There were times when the buttons on his dress shirt had to hang on for dear life.
    — al, 22 Apr. 2020
  • Robinson appeared in a dress shirt, tie and slacks.
    — Stepheny Price , Michael Ruiz , Adam Sabes , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 11 Dec. 2025
  • Harry wore a light gray suit and white dress shirt, minus a tie.
    — Jonathan Landrum Jr., BostonGlobe.com, 8 Mar. 2021
  • Can dress shirts be washed with other clothing?
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 31 Dec. 2025
  • Jeff, meanwhile, wore a classic black suit and white dress shirt.
    — Erin Clack, People.com, 27 June 2025
  • Brosnan wore a t-shirt and blue dress shirt under a black zip-up coat.
    — Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 19 Mar. 2024
  • For his part, the groom wore a cream suit with a white dress shirt underneath.
    — Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Her date looked dapper next to her in a sleek black tuxedo and white dress shirt.
    — Emma Becker, PEOPLE.com, 29 June 2022
  • The boys in the courtroom had on blue dress shirts and ties, hair neatly combed.
    — Daniel González, azcentral, 22 June 2018
  • Most dress shirts should be washed after every wear to keep them at their best.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 31 Dec. 2025
  • John Roberts, 58, put on a dress shirt, a tie and a gray sweater.
    — Audra Melton, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Meanwhile, William wore a navy suit with a white dress shirt and a black tie.
    — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 22 Sep. 2022
  • James donned a garnet jacket with black lapel and black dress shirt with a gold chain.
    — Safid Deen, OrlandoSentinel.com, 27 Apr. 2018
  • William, meanwhile, wore a dark navy suit and black tie with a white dress shirt and black dress shoes.
    — Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 15 Sep. 2022
  • Meanwhile, George wore a black suit, navy dress shirt, and black patent leather shoes.
    — Nicole Saunders, Harper's BAZAAR, 14 May 2019
  • Okay, then instead of the dress shirt, do a long sleeve Polo.
    — James Powel, USA TODAY, 2 Aug. 2024
  • Matthew Dellavedova put his red and black one over a white dress shirt.
    — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 27 Oct. 2019
  • As for above the waist, a collared dress shirt is never the wrong answer.
    — Brad Lanphear, Men's Health, 5 Sep. 2023
  • Kelce wore a white dress shirt, navy blue Thom Browne suit shorts, and black dress shoes.
    — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Attire for riders ranged from shorts and T-shirts to dress shirts with ties.
    — Robert Higgs, cleveland.com, 26 Aug. 2019
  • Cody wore a black suit with a white dress shirt and black tie as Stevens donned a metallic dress.
    — Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com, 29 Dec. 2020

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