ball gown

noun

: a long dress that is worn to large formal parties for dancing

Examples of ball gown in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Not long before Carrie Bradshaw purchased an haute couture ball gown from Valentino’s spring 2019 collection to dump Mr Big’s ashes into the Seine, Sarah Jessica Parker was posing at the 2019 New York City Ballet Fashion Gala in a Pierpaolo-pink ball gown of Zac Posen’s making. Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2024 Lady Gaga’s headdress captured just as much attention as her black ball gown. Tim Lammers, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024 In an Instagram post from their wedding planner, Campbell is pictured in a Galia Lahav ball gown. Erica Marrison, Peoplemag, 24 Sep. 2024 Cutting a striking figure at six feet four inches, with flowing, red-hued locks, Reed famously outfitted Harry Styles in his part-tuxedo, part-duchesse-satin ball gown ensemble in 2020 for the cover of Vogue, at just 24 years old. Busola Evans, Architectural Digest, 10 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for ball gown 

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“Ball gown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ball%20gown. Accessed 27 Oct. 2024.

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