dressed up
Example Sentences
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In this context, OpenAI’s own blueprint is not much more than a wish list dressed up as a policy proposal — a company telling regulators how it would like to be regulated.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026
Colonists even dressed up as Native Americans for the Boston Tea Party—a practice that historian Philip Deloria refers to as “playing Indian.”
From Slate ● Jul. 3, 2026
I dressed up, wore far too much make-up, and imagined the stadium would be full of handsome foreign fans rather than legendary players.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
The joke landed because Chinese fans know the feeling by heart—the gap between ambition and reality, dressed up in dark humor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
He looked like a low-grade bookmaker dressed up for his daughter's wedding, and he was clearly very pleased with himself this evening.
From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl
