dress up
Example Sentences
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I imagine the A.I. bot like a child playing dress-up, donning an oversized blazer and glasses for a game of “businessman.”
From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026
But Bi is after more than elaborate dress-up, conceiving each episode as an exploration of how movies amplify and comment on life’s cavalcade of emotions.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025
Indeed, Y2K dress-up days are popping up in workplaces and on college campuses.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025
The resilience of these “based on a true story” series remains intact because so many of these fraudsters resemble the “Goop” founder, and got away with playing dress-up as part of the 1%.
From Salon • Feb. 7, 2025
He wore a borrowed patch-pocket suit that hung so large on his slight frame that he looked like a child playing dress-up.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
