dress up

Example Sentences

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This was the game that we got tickets for, so we decided to dress up a little bit and have some fun.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026

Now Sunday is a ritual: dress up, meet friends at the 10 a.m. or noon service, sometimes get brunch after.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

Trump loves to dress up in white tie and tails to hob-nob with the royals.

From Salon • May 3, 2026

One party source describes it as "tortoise and hare - maybe one day Ed will even dress up as a tortoise".

From BBC • May 2, 2026

I can dress up but not look like I’m way over the top.

From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée