shirtdress

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Recent Examples of shirtdress The minidress ensemble created an illusion of a shirtdress with lingerie inspiration, thanks in part to the silk fabric. Julia Teti, WWD, 24 Jan. 2025 The Calvin Klein belted shirtdress is a fabulous option for many reasons. Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 21 Jan. 2025 Eight days after Hathaway wore her shirtdress, Gap made a version of it available for $158. Irina Aleksander, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024 Yesterday, on a particularly brisk day in New York, Holmes paired the bag with a black reversible faux fur coat from Stand Studio worn over a long white shirtdress, a black turtleneck, and black leather boots. Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 2 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for shirtdress
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shirtdress
Noun
  • Reef Water Vista Sandals $60 $34 at Amazon Reef’s sandals can be dressed up with sundresses or paired with denim shorts for a casual look to go sightseeing.
    Rylee Johnston, Travel + Leisure, 16 Mar. 2025
  • In August of that year, on vacation, a purple sundress caught my eye.
    Amy Slenker-Smith, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Outside the Dolby Theatre, the world order was busy falling apart; inside, people in kilts and kimonos and kaffiyehs were waiting to see who’d win Best Actress.
    Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
  • The flowers also appear on merchandise ranging from postcards to kimonos.
    Katherine LaGrave, AFAR Media, 28 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The long-sleeve black minidress featured bold, rounded shoulders, long sleeves and sheer and lace detailing on the skirt and bodice.
    Julia Teti, WWD, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Photographed by Craig McDean, Vogue, November 2002 Versace minidress with color-blocking and cut-outs.
    Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 13 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Sometimes it’s called a housedress.
    Rachel King, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2020
  • My answer: the housedress.
    Fiorella Valdesolo, WSJ, 9 June 2020
Noun
  • In President Donald Trump’s idealized framing, the United States was at its zenith in the 1890s, when top hats and shirtwaists were fashionable and typhoid fever often killed more soldiers than combat.
    Will Weissert, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
  • About 18 years ago, thick poison ivy covered 64 headstones in Staten Island’s Baron Hirsch Cemetery, including the one belonging to Beckie Neubauer, a 19-year-old Austrian immigrant who died in the Triangle shirtwaist factory fire.
    Maria Cramer, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Investigators identified him as a suspect, in part, after comparing the DNA profile on the knife sheath to those filed in consumer databases and building a family tree.
    Mike Baker, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Their most promising piece of evidence was DNA obtained from the Ka-Bar knife sheath found near some of the victims' bodies.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Knit Sleep Chemise This soft knit sleep chemise is highly rated, with one shopper deeming it the softest and most comfortable nightgown.
    Kelsey Fredricks, People.com, 14 Feb. 2025
  • Spoil your sweetheart with a lacy chemise or a comfy thong that’s crotchless for some easy-access fun.
    Malia Griggs, Glamour, 6 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The singer hosted the European Music Awards in everything from a hair-raising strapless strapless dress to a sheer hooded muumuu and Kiki boots.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 27 Dec. 2024
  • In a second Instagram post from the event, Jennifer Lopez is pictured with musician Sia, who wears a brightly colored and chaotically patterned muumuu with equally vibrant sneakers and a voluminous floral headdress.
    Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 4 Oct. 2023

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“Shirtdress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shirtdress. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.

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