dress up
Example Sentences
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Typically people dress up as characters -- human or otherwise -- from movies, series, comics, pop culture, fantasy, roleplay or computer games.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
"The way the Brazilians dress up, they take it to a whole new level. There will still be a terrific atmosphere when we are together."
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
Trump loves to dress up in white tie and tails to hob-nob with the royals.
From Salon ● May 3, 2026
Candace was raised on Jackson’s catalog, so she felt compelled to dress up for the movie: “I just ran into my mom’s closet like, ‘What do you have?’”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
Every year, I would dress up as a different plant.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
