dress up
Example Sentences
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He asked about Jordan's prisoner costume, and Jordan said Will told him he didn't need to dress up like a prisoner to look like a criminal.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
Trump loves to dress up in white tie and tails to hob-nob with the royals.
From Salon • May 3, 2026
“Seeing moviegoers dress up, sing, dance in the aisles, and fully lean into this as a cultural moment underscores this film as a true communal, big-screen theatrical and cinematic event.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
He has the confidence to only dress up his new dystopia a tad, letting the scale of the oppression creep up on you when, say, an açaí bowl salesman casually asks Tereza for her papers.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
“What? Don’t people dress up for dinner anymore?” he counters.
From "The Fourteenth Goldfish" by Jennifer L. Holm
