How to Use dress shirt in a Sentence

dress shirt

noun
  • Myles took the witness stand Tuesday, wearing a blue dress shirt and black slacks.
    Marie Simoneaux, NOLA.com, 27 Feb. 2018
  • At his locker Bortles tugged on a red suit jacket and blue slacks and a light blue dress shirt.
    Greg Bishop, SI.com, 14 Jan. 2018
  • For his court appearance, the teen was dressed in a gray blazer, light blue dress shirt, thin black tie and black slacks.
    Maxine Bernstein, OregonLive.com, 16 Feb. 2018
  • The Jonas brothers dressed in head-to-toe black including their dress shirts, bow ties and shoes.
    Karen Mizoguchi, PEOPLE.com, 7 Jan. 2018
  • Uniqlo stretch slim-fit shirt Get ready: pastel dress shirts are back from the '80s.
    Megan Gustashaw, GQ, 1 Mar. 2018
  • This is a man who laughs with pride at the coffee stains frequently splattered on his dress shirt before games.
    Rick Bonnell, charlotteobserver, 12 Jan. 2018
  • That’s because the brand’s shirts were already shorter than your typical dress shirt.
    Cam Wolf, GQ, 16 Jan. 2018
  • This is the first time J.Crew has ever had numbered collar and sleeve sizing for dudes' dress shirts.
    Christine Flammia, Esquire, 30 Jan. 2018
  • Or take the formality down a notch with a denim dress shirt and suede oxfords, sans silk accessories.
    Megan Gustashaw, GQ, 14 Feb. 2018
  • Concealed beneath the cuffs of Allen Robinson’s navy pinstripe suit and white dress shirt were two bracelets.
    Rich Campbell, chicagotribune.com, 17 Mar. 2018
  • Flores, who looks like a young, Hispanic Willem Dafoe, wore a white dress shirt with the sleeves rolled up and dark slacks.
    Lizzy Goodman, The Cut, 23 Jan. 2018
  • In one, a man who appears to be Mr. Pérez lies face up, covered in blood as officials in dress shirts stand in the background.
    New York Times, 16 Jan. 2018
  • See the sea of navy suits anchored by light blue dress shirts in every office in America, or the dark blue polo shirts over washed blue jeans in every bar.
    GQ, 1 Mar. 2018
  • With his suit jacket off and his dress shirt rumpled from a night of arguing to no avail with the referees, Rivers stood with his back against a wall with a stat sheet folded in his hands and vented.
    Broderick Turner, latimes.com, 16 Mar. 2018
  • Dating back to 16th-century Europe, the dress shirt has lived many lives, reviving itself and becoming relevant in new ways more than once.
    Martin Lerma, Robb Report, 4 Sep. 2024
  • 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
  • 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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