dressed up

Example Sentences

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Washington is a city obsessed with projecting power through stone, and littered with overinflated federal buildings of white marble dressed up with colonnades, pediments and porticos.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Some had dressed up in fancy hats and outfits, some held up posters.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

However nicely these decisions and deciders are dressed up, the results have been absurd.

From Slate • May 13, 2026

“Everybody loves food. That’s the common denominator,” Fieri told the crowd, which included a woman who impressively dressed up as Fieri, fake mustache/goatee and a flame-covered bowling shirt.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

“You can debut it down here for our friends. We can even get dressed up and create a red carpet. And of course, I’ll help you with the movie score...if you still want me to.”

From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks