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
Standing behind him, as if on dress parade, was the entire embassy staff.
From Time Magazine Archive
The army still wears Prussian spiked helmets on dress parade.
From Time Magazine Archive
And by the first drum beat for dress parade that afternoon, everything was done up in spick-and-span order, to the eye at any rate.
From A Cadet's Honor Mark Mallory's Heroism by Upton Sinclair
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