dress down
Example Sentences
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Rosalía wisely recruited the swooning Mexican American sierreña trio, Yahritza Y Su Esencia, to help her better emulate a Paquita La Del Barrio dress-down of a lover gone astray.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025
He repeated the words “I’m comin'” at least a dozen times, and had players chant words such as “smart!” “tough!” and “disciplined!” after the dress-down.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 21, 2023
We have dress-down Fridays, which now becomes dress down every day of the week.
From Slate • Jan. 24, 2018
It’s nice on a windy day; it’s nice for a dress-up; it’s nice for a dress-down.
From New York Times • Sep. 15, 2017
Today, on a dress-down at work day, she's wearing leggings, flip-flops and a baggy top.
From BBC • Jun. 29, 2017
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
