dress shirt
noun
: a man's shirt especially for wear with evening dress
broadly
: a shirt suitable for wear with a necktie
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Momoa completed the look with a slightly unbuttoned white dress shirt and accessorized with sunglasses.
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Julia Teti, Footwear News, 10 Apr. 2025
Gyllenhaal went classic with a twist for the occasion, pairing a suit and dress shirt with a tie — that appeared to be made of braided hair.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025
If the blazer is too warm for a spring or summer graduation day, opt for a dress shirt in a breezy fabric.
—Kelsey Stewart, Glamour, 27 Mar. 2025
Its characters alternate between business-casual (Washington enters tucking a dress shirt into slacks) and contemporary military fatigues.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 24 Mar. 2025
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Julia Teti, Footwear News, 10 Apr. 2025
Gyllenhaal went classic with a twist for the occasion, pairing a suit and dress shirt with a tie — that appeared to be made of braided hair.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025
If the blazer is too warm for a spring or summer graduation day, opt for a dress shirt in a breezy fabric.
—Kelsey Stewart, Glamour, 27 Mar. 2025
Its characters alternate between business-casual (Washington enters tucking a dress shirt into slacks) and contemporary military fatigues.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 24 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dress shirt
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“Dress shirt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dress%20shirt. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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