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Examples of dress code in a Sentence
The school imposed a new dress code that forbids students from wearing jeans.
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Implement an on-theme dress code to take your party to the next level.
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Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Feb. 2025
Visitors can respect this unwritten dress code by looking sharp and wearing unwrinkled clothing that fits well, saving their workout clothes for the hotel gym, and keeping bra straps and underwear waistbands tucked away.
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Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2025
What’s the best way to navigate a black-tie dress code?
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Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 5 Feb. 2025
The Recording Academy did not immediately respond to USA TODAY's request for comment on the award ceremony's dress code.
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Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2025
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Word History
First Known Use
1961, in the meaning defined above
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“Dress code.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dress%20code. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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