How to Use dungaree in a Sentence

dungaree

noun
  • The campaign shows the bikini styled with a cotton dungaree dress in denim.
    — Claire Peltier, ABC News, 8 June 2026
  • Hadid rocked a dungaree jumpsuit with a bucket hat, and had a toothpick in her mouth for an edgier look.
    — Amy MacKelden, Harper's BAZAAR, 7 Sep. 2019
  • Most of the prisoners were in their early twenties, dressed in dungarees and army issue shirts.
    — Johnny Miller, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 June 2018
  • The guy who worked the big black cast-iron flattops wore only a T-shirt and loose dungarees and an often-dirty apron.
    — Gabrielle Hamilton, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2020
  • One of the men might like to wear 34-inch pants, while the other might take a snugger 30-inch dungaree.
    — Farhad Manjoo, WIRED, 29 Aug. 2000
  • No one at the meeting questioned the democratic bona fides of five-hundred-dollar dungarees.
    — Christina Binkley, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2019
  • Other fans discuss what Styles might wear, from dungarees to an elegant jacket.
    — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 27 Dec. 2025
  • These daring dungarees were matched with a Big Baller Brand T-shirt and a pair of chic cowboy boots.
    — Rachel Hahn, Vogue, 16 Jan. 2018
  • The actor, forty-nine, wore dungarees and a work shirt; the fighter, seventy-eight, wore a blazer with a jaunty pocket square.
    — Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 22 May 2017
  • Denim dungarees, paint splatter carpenter jeans and four graphic organic cotton tees are part of the men’s range.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 22 June 2026
  • Took dungaree liberty and had a fine time on cognac & hospitality.
    — Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 28 May 2018
  • Jonas Lovv, a heavily tattooed mustachioed man with a penchant for leather dungarees, has certainly got the rock-star charisma.
    — Jon O'Brien, Vulture, 11 May 2026
  • The collection includes a women’s shrunken tee and a dungaree-style stretch denim mini dress, which is a nod to the characters’ signature denim one-piece.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 22 June 2026
  • Whereas someone might see the monetary or sentimental value of a woman’s dress or handbag, dungarees and leather belts are often treated with less regard.
    — Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Whereas someone might see the monetary or sentimental value of a woman’s dress or handbag, dungarees and leather belts are often treated with less regard.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Her dungarees and blue print bandanna were folded neatly under her head as though used as a pillow, the Globe reported in 1987.
    — John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Oct. 2022
  • The two men are dressed as babies, and Kim’s dungarees—in an unsubtle nod to the tensions between the Asian country and the rest of the world—feature a grinning cartoon bomb.
    — Natasha Frost, Quartz, 3 Nov. 2019
  • In addition to receiving newborn necessities such as hats, socks, and bibs, the couple also got a child’s wetsuit, rugby kit, lifeguard dungarees, and wellies.
    — Vogue, 16 Apr. 2019
  • The kid from Brooklyn is coming home from Florida, 23 years old, curly brown hair down to his shoulders, Indian vest and dungarees.
    — New York Times, 9 Aug. 2019
  • Inspired by the power of a charismatic cartoon, the War Advertising Council dreamed up Smokey in his ranger’s hat and dungarees.
    — Lyndsie Bourgon, Smithsonian, 10 July 2019
  • After accepting the sartorial task, the 50 First Dates actress, 48, pulled out a pair of denim dungarees for Pratt to wear.
    — Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2023

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