How to Use dress uniform in a Sentence

dress uniform

noun
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  • Two Marines in dress uniform had knocked on the front door of Billy’s parents' house.
    — Karina Bland, azcentral, 23 May 2018
  • Prince Jacques looked like a miniature version of his dad in a formal dress uniform.
    — Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 21 Nov. 2022
  • García tried on the blazer of his dress uniform, which is often worn to formal events.
    — Cassandra Jaramillo, Dallas News, 2 Feb. 2021
  • The new dress uniform prototype is a navy-blue uniform.
    — Ellie Kaufman, CNN, 21 Sep. 2021
  • Some of his snapshots include him in his dress uniform, on tour in Afghanistan and during training in Japan.
    — Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 11 Nov. 2019
  • Gallagher, who served eight tours of duty and earned two Bronze Stars for valor, was in the courtroom in his dress uniform with a chest full of medals.
    — CBS News, 20 June 2019
  • William wore the ceremonial dress uniform of the Welsh Guards.
    — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 6 May 2023
  • On Thursday, De Leon put on his Army dress uniform jacket, medals and ribbons affixed at the left breast.
    — Hillary Davis, Daily Pilot, 15 Aug. 2019
  • But despite the sartorial limitation, there’s still a range of looks for the prince, from jeans and a T-shirt to suits to his dress uniform.
    — Bill Daley, chicagotribune.com, 2 May 2018
  • Every few months, the Does travel to the Virginia courthouse, where Mast sits in his military dress uniform with his wife.
    — Rozina Ali, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2022
  • Both parents watched with pride as their daughter, wearing her Army dress uniform talked and exchanged gifts with the mayor in front of the council dais.
    — David Anderson, The Aegis, 9 July 2018
  • Hanks, sporting a black tuxedo, faced off against the U.S. serviceman, who was in his Army dress uniform.
    — Madison Dibble, Washington Examiner, 10 Feb. 2020
  • Thomas Redgate shows a smiling 24-year-old, a service cap crowning his head, a tan tie and shirt underneath his dress uniform.
    — Denise Coffey, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2021
  • Another find: the Army dress uniform that belongs to Damron’s brother-in-law.
    — Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 15 July 2022
  • The groom, Jeff Johnson, is a Marine veteran who donned his dress uniform while holding a gun in some photos.
    — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 11 July 2019
  • For his father's crowning, William wore the Ceremonial dress uniform of the Welsh Guards.
    — Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 6 May 2023
  • There were snapshots of dress uniforms, wedding photos, training and time served overseas.
    — Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 11 Nov. 2019
  • Throngs of white-gloved firefighters in dress uniform stood at attention along Fifth Avenue.
    — Fox News, 27 Mar. 2018
  • The troops stood, ramrod straight, in their Army and Marine Corps dress uniforms, in silence, each man and woman giving a slow salute with a white-gloved hand as the name of a fallen service member was called.
    — David Anderson, baltimoresun.com, 8 Oct. 2019
  • Nearby a portrait of his son in military dress uniform sits beside a pillow bedecked with medals.
    — Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 July 2022
  • Stewart began by questioning why Vindman chose to wear his dress uniform to the hearing.
    — Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 Mar. 2022
  • The exhibit showcases her flight jacket, dress uniform and a photo of a smiling Bernheim looking at a map.
    — Sarah Betancourt, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 May 2018
  • Charles had attended the handover ceremonies 25 years earlier, saluting the Union Jack in his white military dress uniform as the flag came down for the final time.
    — Timothy McLaughlin, The Atlantic, 28 July 2022
  • Space Force unveiled the service’s first prototype dress uniform today.
    — Leada Gore | [email protected], al, 21 Sep. 2021
  • The two military officers, crisply attired in blue dress uniforms, ascended the front porch of a single-family home.
    — Dan Lamothe, Washington Post, 29 May 2023
  • In another image, children spill out of a school bus parked near a stately lecture hall, greeted by a police officer in dress uniform.
    — Curbed, 21 June 2023
  • Hamilton, dressed in his military dress uniform, did not speak during Tuesday’s proceedings and often hung his head as his actions were described to the jury.
    — Matthew Barakat, The Seattle Times, 11 Sep. 2018
  • Hamilton, dressed in his military dress uniform, did not speak during Tuesday's proceedings and often hung his head as his actions were described to the jury.
    — Matthew Barakat, Fox News, 12 Sep. 2018
  • Dozens of firefighters wearing dress uniforms marched into the Forest Hills Cemetery Sunday morning in a solemn procession headed by a 4-year-old girl in a light pink dress and pigtails.
    — Gal Tziperman Lotan, BostonGlobe.com, 9 June 2019
  • Nation/World The two military officers, crisply attired in blue dress uniforms, ascended the front porch of a single-family home.
    — Alex Horton and Dan Lamothe, Anchorage Daily News, 30 May 2023

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