dress down

Example Sentences

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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

David Mulroney, Canada’s ambassador to China from 2009 to 2012, said it appeared to him that Mr. Xi planned to dress down Mr. Trudeau within earshot of journalists’ microphones.

From New York Times • Nov. 16, 2022

Fontbonne Hall tweeted on Wednesday that all proceeds from the "dress down" event will be donated to families of the fallen police officers.

From Fox News • Feb. 3, 2022

I tug my dress down and stare at my knees.

From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli