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

The wardrobe team cut the dress down to fit the petite actor but had to handcraft multiples for extra shoots because Alaïa made only one.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 21, 2023

So can they now dress down a bit?

From BBC • Oct. 4, 2022

Since it was the weekend, I tried to dress down.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides