evening gown
Example Sentences
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“Did you hear what he said?” the woman asked, impeccably dressed in a red and black chiffon evening gown.
From Salon • May 22, 2026
Then during the preliminary evening gown round on Wednesday night, Miss Jamaica accidentally fell onstage and had to be rushed out of the theatre in a stretcher.
From BBC • Nov. 20, 2025
On Tuesday, Mexican delegate Fatima Bosch staged a dramatic walkout -- in an evening gown and high heels -- from a meeting where she was lambasted by Miss Universe host Nawat Itsaragrisil.
From Barron's • Nov. 6, 2025
However, she’s wearing a much more fashionable black velvet evening gown and standing apart from everyone.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2024
They packed sand around the edge into a high wall, stretched the evening gown, which they had ripped open to make it bigger, across the hole, and weighted the dress’s edges with rocks.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
