dress parade
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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At that point, costume becomes one of the last indulgences they turn to, gathering found scraps from the wreckage, leaves, feathers and other natural objects into a homecoming-style fancy dress parade.
From Salon • Jan. 23, 2022
The annual event has a fancy dress parade on the Saturday, which this year had a theme of wildlife.
From BBC • Sep. 9, 2012
In East Africa, the British advances looked more like dress parade than war.
From Time Magazine Archive
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At Northwestern University last month 30 pacifists, with banners, heckled an R. O. T. C. dress parade.
From Time Magazine Archive
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But on dress parade, in meeting, company, and attending church it was her constant friend and companion.
From The Women of the Confederacy by Underwood, J. L.
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