How to Use dress shirt in a Sentence

dress shirt

noun
  • Who else can pull off a sheer dress shirt, gold chains, and glossy combat boots?
    Sarah Spellings, The Cut, 8 Dec. 2017
  • Chela was last seen wearing a white dress shirt with gray print and light blue jeans.
    Perry A. Farrell, Detroit Free Press, 25 Oct. 2017
  • His dress shirt is wide open and his baseball cap is flipped backward.
    Jasmine Garsd and Andrea Crossan, USA TODAY, 13 Oct. 2017
  • His dress shirts are Western cut and have shiny buttons.
    Kevin Acee, sandiegouniontribune.com, 4 Sep. 2017
  • My own father wears charcoal flannel dress pants and a white short-sleeve dress shirt.
    Tmerrigan, Longreads, 25 Sep. 2017
  • In court Thursday, Colbert wore a dress shirt and tie and dress pants.
    David Anderson, The Aegis, 14 Dec. 2017
  • Meanwhile, leading man Chris, 34, dressed in a cobalt blue suit with open collar dress shirt.
    Karen Mizoguchi, PEOPLE.com, 11 Oct. 2017
  • On the red carpet, Pink donned an oversized pinstripe black, white and silver three-piece suit with a white dress shirt and black tie.
    Nicole Saunders, Billboard, 27 Aug. 2017
  • Swap out a dress shirt for a T-shirt to telegraph confident and casual, not posh and preppy.
    Jacob Gallagher, WSJ, 11 Dec. 2017
  • Not only does the sale include items rarely found on sale – like navy blazers and dress shirts – custom clothing and special orders are included.
    Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 6 Sep. 2017
  • Alba knows Westbrook likes dress shirts impeccably tailored to show off every curve of his muscular frame.
    Candace Buckner, chicagotribune.com, 21 Dec. 2017
  • Evan throws his hot coffee across his dress shirt and falls to the floor in a truncated attempt at crawling, then grabs two students from the hallway and ushers them to safety in a nearby classroom.
    Zoe G. Phillips, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Sep. 2024
  • On the other end of the sofa, Frank Thomas, for now the only Hall of Famer in the room, has his capacious white dress shirt unbuttoned to his sternum.
    Ben Reiter, SI.com, 31 Oct. 2017
  • Donning a king’s crown and matching paisley patterned baby blue dress shirts with his father, the Khaleds were presented with fresh plaques for their 2017 music achievements.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2017
  • Her eyes were the dead bone buttons of a white dress shirt.
    Maggie Doherty, The New Republic, 16 June 2023
  • For his part, Kaulitz wore an off-white suit and blue dress shirt.
    Colleen Kratofil, PEOPLE.com, 16 Aug. 2019
  • The boys in the courtroom had on blue dress shirts and ties, hair neatly combed.
    Daniel González, azcentral, 22 June 2018
  • In it, the King of Rock and Roll looks straight at the camera donning a red dress shirt.
    Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping, 22 Sep. 2021
  • Meanwhile, William wore a navy suit with a white dress shirt and a black tie.
    Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 22 Sep. 2022
  • There were times when the buttons on his dress shirt had to hang on for dear life.
    al, 22 Apr. 2020
  • Garrett is the crisp, white dress shirt that hangs neatly at the front of the closet.
    David Moore, Dallas News, 22 Aug. 2020
  • Okay, then instead of the dress shirt, do a long sleeve Polo.
    James Powel, USA TODAY, 2 Aug. 2024
  • Christiansen's light blue dress shirt and tie was soaked.
    Bob Narang, chicagotribune.com, 26 Mar. 2018
  • Ordoñez was dressed in a light blue dress shirt, his hands were crossed in front.
    Mario Ariza, sun-sentinel.com, 9 Dec. 2019
  • Opt for a subtle green dress shirt, like this wool one by Eton ($325).
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2022
  • Meanwhile, George wore a black suit, navy dress shirt, and black patent leather shoes.
    Nicole Saunders, Harper's BAZAAR, 14 May 2019
  • From the waist up, Daniels wore a bright pink dress shirt, the buttons of which seemed to embody all the tension in the room.
    Emilia Petrarca, The Cut, 26 Mar. 2018
  • Cody wore a black suit with a white dress shirt and black tie as Stevens donned a metallic dress.
    Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com, 29 Dec. 2020
  • William, meanwhile, wore a dark navy suit and black tie with a white dress shirt and black dress shoes.
    Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 15 Sep. 2022
  • Prince Harry coordinated with his wife in a suit paired with a blue Brioni dress shirt.
    Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 15 Aug. 2024

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