fancy dress
Example Sentences
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A masquerade without masks is merely fancy dress with an open bar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
In pictures taken at the time Trevor can be seen on stage with Barlow, including one documenting the pair in fancy dress on New Year's Eve.
From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2026
Brazilian police have disguised themselves using fancy dress to blend in as Carnival-goers to target phone thieves in Rio de Janeiro.
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2026
The brave swimmers will be donning fancy dress to take a dip in the freezing waters of the Firth of Forth.
From BBC ● Dec. 30, 2025
I never asked, I never knew, how much he hated the last fancy dress ball ever given at Manderley.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
