How to Use coatdress in a Sentence

coatdress

noun
  • The Duchess wore a red, double-breasted coatdress and matching hat.
    Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, 11 Mar. 2019
  • During the visit Kate donned a Chanel coatdress, belt, and shoes, a nod to the classic French designer.
    Emma Stefansky, Vanities, 18 Mar. 2017
  • Kate wore a monochromatic look, wearing a pale blue coatdress with a matching belt, a pair of suede blue heels and a pale blue clutch.
    Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY, 1 May 2022
  • This year’s coatdresses go perfectly with a pair of knee-high boots.
    Krystin Arneson, Glamour, 3 Dec. 2019
  • The signature Loverboy tartan suits and a coatdress on a girl were fitted, spick-and-span.
    Vogue, 23 Jan. 2019
  • Speaking of scarlet, Gal Gadot looked wondrous in Gabriela Hearst’s sleek coatdress.
    Edward Barsamian, Vogue, 15 Jan. 2018
  • Here are a beige coatdress of beige bouclé wool, plus a fitted day suit worn by Jackie Kennedy; both have thick roll collars that would become a Cardin signature.
    Jason Farago, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2019
  • Unlike past Jubilee portraits (she's had three!), the Queen is remarkably understated in a pale blue coatdress and her go-to pearls.
    Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com, 1 June 2022
  • In her coatdress, Dr. Biden looked comfortable and pulled together.
    Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2020
  • For today’s occasion, Macron exchanged her go-to uniforms—minidress and heels or tailored jacket and jeans—for an olive coatdress from her beloved Louis Vuitton.
    Edward Barsamian, Vogue, 9 Apr. 2018
  • Getty Images The Duchess of Sussex's coatdress, however, does seem like something her sister-in-law would wear herself.
    Marina Liao, Marie Claire, 19 June 2018
  • She’s worn everything from a mod-style little black coatdress to a purple and blue double-breasted suit with a sheer tulle dress as a top, layered under her jacket yet over her pants.
    Avery Matera, Teen Vogue, 23 July 2018
  • Carole Middleton, a regular client at the label’s Chelsea atelier wore a mist green, wool coatdress with silk satin collar to attend the nuptials.
    Monique Jessen, PEOPLE.com, 25 May 2018
  • Unlike her previous look, however, this latest coatdress is — actually — a coat, not a dress.
    Avery Matera, Teen Vogue, 18 July 2018

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