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
So the whole-souled Dixie May was off to call in the company while the cowboys were scraping their beards off and dolling up for the dance.
From Bat Wing Bowles by Coolidge, Dane
