adjective
Etymology
Origin of strapless
Example Sentences
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Actress Niecy Nash posted a video, external of her car journey to Madison Square Gardens alongside her wife, singer-songwriter, Jessica Betts, along with photos of herself in a strapless floor-length blue gown.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
Black and white is a perennial favorite of the stars, and best actress nominee Rose Byrne embraced it, while also adopting the spring trend in a strapless black Dior gown covered in white blooms.
From Barron's ● Mar. 15, 2026
And a strapless gown of red polyester plush, Autumn-Winter 2014-15, winks at a world that is drowning in red carpets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2025
In the music video for her 2021 song, I Bet You Think About Me, in which she played a wedding crasher opposite actor Miles Teller, she selected a Nicole + Felicia couture strapless ball gown.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2025
Mom is wearing a red, strapless, flower-patterned sundress.
From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon
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