dolling up
Example Sentences
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She paused from dolling up her mother to greet them with a hug.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 8, 2025
Corporate parties, foreign travel, and state receptions are, with weddings and the lunar New Year, the primary occasions for dolling up.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 21, 2016
Donate that money to animal welfare or homelessness instead of dolling up your Mercedes or Porsche SUV for a tailgate extravaganza.
From New York Times ● Dec. 12, 2014
Amid intensifying concern over surging obesity rates, the chain has distanced itself from its fast-food origins, adding café-friendly items such as fruit smoothies and dolling up restaurants with free WiFi and padded seats.
From BusinessWeek ● Mar. 2, 2011
The girls will be getting ready for that reception at the Viceroy’s castle, and they’ll be too busy dolling up to care what becomes of us.”
From Baseball Joe Around the World Pitching on a Grand Tour by Lester Chadwick
