How to Use cocktail dress in a Sentence

cocktail dress

noun

• Lean into the hot pink trend with a fit and flare cocktail dress.
  — Sophie Dweck, Town & Country, 22 June 2023
• The bride wore a white cocktail dress, while Stewart was in a light blue suit.
  — Effie Orfanides, Peoplemag, 6 Apr. 2023
• First things first: the differences between a dress and a cocktail dress?
  — Brittany Romano, Glamour, 12 June 2023
• The movie star bride passed on classic white attire and wore a two-tone cocktail dress with a string of pearls around her neck.
  — Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 2 Sep. 2023
• Next to her, her 18-year-old daughter looked so glamorous in a red cocktail dress.
  — Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 7 Mar. 2023
• Can they be worn just as easily with a t-shirt and jeans, as with a cocktail dress and a pair of Manolos?
  — Kristina Rutkowski, Harper's BAZAAR, 9 Aug. 2023
• Hailey looked sleek and elegant in a strapless black cocktail dress from the Row.
  — Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 5 Aug. 2023
• Last night, Taylor Swift tore down the night sky and refashioned it into a cocktail dress.
  — Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 14 Dec. 2023
• This cocktail dress is only available in sizes 0 to 16 in black, which is the perfect color for it, in my opinion.
  — Carly Totten, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2023
• Her midi-length cocktail dress featured a slit up the left side, showing off a pair of strappy black stilettos.
  — Seventeen, 15 Apr. 2023
• And for our money, there's no style quite as well suited to attending a wedding as a cocktail dress.
  — Town & Country, 23 Feb. 2023
• Swap in tailored separates for a dress Cocktail attire doesn’t have to mean a cocktail dress.
  — Leah Melby Clinton, wsj.com, 20 Dec. 2023
• For a more modern spin on a cocktail dress, Lenkin recommends a classy floral maxi dress in a silk chiffon fabric.
  — Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 17 May 2023
• Marris still remembers a cocktail dress Bavlnka made with wood chips in one of her classes.
  — Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 21 Feb. 2023
• Mark was a fan of the pairing of a sparkly cocktail dress with a T-shirt at Miu Miu, and of the ephemeral Prada collection, with all its flowing chiffon.
  — Alex Jhamb Burns, Vogue, 5 Oct. 2023
• Palm Royale wears its time period like a sweetheart-neckline cocktail dress.
  — Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 13 May 2024
• Or if the bride and groom is keeping the party more low-key and intimate, an elegant cocktail dress or a modest maxi will never do you wrong.
  — Sophie Dweck, Town & Country, 22 June 2023
• This classic cocktail dress has elegant lines and flowy details.
  — Elle Murphy, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2023
• Meanwhile, her husband had followed our dress code, as did her daughter in a lace designer cocktail dress and stilettos.
  — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 12 July 2024
• In the video, Brit playfully models a short black cocktail dress with matching feathers framing its sweetheart neckline.
  — Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 31 Mar. 2023
• For the occasion, the tennis champ chose a pink satin cocktail dress with embellishments creating an image of poppies and with extra rhinestones on the bust.
  — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 19 Sep. 2023
• While Hailey looked glamorous in a red cocktail dress and heels, Justin looked drastically underdressed in a grey sweatshirt, yellow Crocs and pink baseball hat.
  — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 24 Oct. 2023
• There’s semi-formal, which is often conflated with cocktail dress codes.
  — Shelby Ying Hyde, Vogue, 27 Mar. 2024
• The gold bucket adds an elevated touch, so these can easily sub for heels in summer and still look put together with a long silk maxi gown or colorful cocktail dress.
  — Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 30 June 2023
• Rao said her mom and her upbringing inspired her to make products like a blue silk sari cocktail dress and a lime green silk tracksuit, colors inspired by women’s Indian formal wear.
  — Brahmjot Kaur, NBC News, 8 May 2023
• The former tech executive donned a black suit paired with a half-zip and white shirt underneath, and Sanchez wore a lace cocktail dress with a nude-toned slip underneath and lots of glimmering silver jewelry.
  — Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 6 May 2024
• According to the Neiman Marcus website, the sequin embroidered sheer cocktail dress in the color silver multi from the fashion house's resort 2024 collection is quickly running out of stock.
  — Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 6 Feb. 2024
• Unlike other brands, Dia & Co categorizes their specific collection of wedding guest dresses even further, with options to filter for formal or cocktail dress codes and specific seasons.
  — Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 9 Aug. 2023

Last Updated: 18 Dec 2024