fancy dress

Example Sentences

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It is not the first time Latin American officers have used fancy dress while apprehending suspected criminals.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

James lost his life after going to watch cricket in fancy dress, when England played a Test match at Trent Bridge in July 2011.

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2026

New Year's Day is traditionally the day when brave swimmers don their fancy dress for the Loony Dook - a hangover-clearing dip in the bracing waters of the Firth of Forth.

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2025

"The elites and the people in fancy dress get a lot of attention but I like to think we represent the club runners who were at the core of that very first marathon," he says.

From BBC • May 4, 2025

The girl who had dressed for the fancy dress ball the night before had been left behind.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier