dress down
Example Sentences
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“My late husband worked in fundraising and had learned to look beyond the surface, as many of his former company’s largest donors tended to dress down so as to not attract attention,” she said.
From MarketWatch ● May 26, 2026
He didn’t publicly dress down his colleagues’ but he timed his April 19 departure to ensure that under Wisconsin law, his seat would not be filled before November — an unmistakable message.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 27, 2024
But Ali Bongo re-emerged as a more reserved figure, attempting to dress down and travelling to campaign in the provinces.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2023
While he brought free public concerts to Battery Park on the bluff, Sanders also went on a campaign to stop noisy late-night college parties, even accompanying police to dress down the revelers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2020
Since it was the weekend, I tried to dress down.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
