How to Use evening dress in a Sentence

evening dress

noun
  • The first three rows of the stalls were filled with people in evening dress.
    — Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Attendees were asked to wear evening dress.
    — Terry W. Hartle, Christian Science Monitor, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Start your day sightseeing in one of the matching sets and slip into an evening dress—rinse and repeat!
    — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 10 June 2026
  • The intoxicated rocker was wearing his then-girlfriend’s green evening dress.
    — Gabriella Ybarra, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Feb. 2026
  • There’s an evening dress with 3-D cherry sculptures artfully scattered across the bodice like a print, and a sparkly cherry-red gown, too.
    — Madeline Hirsch, InStyle, 29 May 2026
  • The blue evening dress was designed by Catherine Walker, according to Getty, and matched her tights and shoes to the look.
    — Katherine J Igoe, InStyle, 2 July 2026
  • Gerber turned to Dries Van Noten, wearing a silk evening dress from the fall 2025 collection.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Ali Larter turned heads in a sheer green evening dress at the Newport Beach TV Festival on June 6.
    — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 7 June 2026
  • Rachel Zegler Zegler wore a stretch lace evening dress by Alessandra Rich, channeling elements of the dark glamour red carpet trend.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • White tie first emerged in the earlier days of the Victorian Era (around 1840), ironically as a more minimalist counter to the more outré evening dress of the day.
    — Vogue, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Understated elegance was Markle’s approach for her attire, wearing the strapless Shelly silk cady evening dress in navy from the American designer’s label.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Automet Leather Blazer Leather outerwear never goes out of style, and this $20 blazer pairs effortlessly with everything, like casual jeans and a tank and an evening dress and heels.
    — Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Shakespeare in Love actress Gwyneth Paltrow personified the minimalism of the ‘90s with this bubblegum pink taffeta Ralph Lauren evening dress.
    — Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 15 Mar. 2026
  • In yet another fabulous collaboration with Walker, Princess Diana opted for a pale pink satin evening dress with white trim to attend The Royal Ballet in Germany later that year.
    — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026
  • While on a date night with her husband, Bugonia nominee Jesse Plemmons, Kirsten Dunst wore a green Tom Ford by Haider Ackermann open-back evening dress with crystal chain embroidery along the neckline and Kwiat jewelry.
    — Jackie Fields, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026

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