dungarees

Example Sentences

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"She'd gone in looking so sleek and professional… whereas before, she was dressed up more in child-friendly sort of yellows and dungarees and like a Minion," Harriet told BBC Local.

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2026

Described as "the world's first ultra-realistic AI humanoid robot artist", it appeared in one of parliament's ornate wood-panelled rooms, wearing a short black-haired wig and denim dungarees.

From Reuters • Oct. 11, 2022

At a cafe, over short coffees, I watched an overbearing clown in star-spangled dungarees making balloon animals for unnerved children.

From Washington Post • Apr. 22, 2022

Two men, one in a pink beret and blue dungarees, the other in a red velvet suit, encourage a Scottish woman to stay, even though she has work tomorrow.

From The Guardian • Dec. 10, 2019

"I've got black dungarees," I say, "but no black shirts. Can I just wear a dirty shirt?"

From "Freak The Mighty" by Rodman Philbrick