dressed to kill
Example Sentences
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In the ceremonies, there are continuous evocations of blooms merging, cut flowers, fruits and their transient freshness—lilies, dressed to kill, only to flash in a moment of glory and then perish.
From The New Yorker
“Watching Reeves outfight everyone on the planet — always dressed to kill — is precisely why these films exist,” The Times said in its review.
From Los Angeles Times
Then again, watching Reeves outfight everyone on the planet — always dressed to kill — is precisely why these films exist.
From Los Angeles Times
The overall impression was that of a shameless Lothario, dressed to kill.
From New York Times
It’s hard not to look with envy at the party photographs of this great Malian photographer, where the dancing goes on until dawn and everyone is dressed to kill.
From New York Times
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