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

Even by Aussie standards, Alice Springs is casual: People dress down, and many drive well-equipped four-wheel-drive trucks that are as much a part of the uniform as T-shirts, shorts and Akubra hats.

From New York Times • Aug. 23, 2023

So can they now dress down a bit?

From BBC • Oct. 4, 2022

It’s worth the wait to see Wilson dress down a German ambassador as a prelude to America’s entrance in the war.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 29, 2021

She set her dress down and retrieved the book from the shelf, flipping pages until she found a map.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack