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dresses down



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Her supervisor, played by Nicole Kidman, dresses down generals in the situation room.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

Wintour tells me she only brought one or two suitcases with her to London and she won’t be drawn on whether she dresses down when she’s at home in the US.

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2024

He is quoting a scene from the World War II series “Band of Brothers” in which an officer dresses down a soldier who hid from battle.

From Washington Post • Jan. 26, 2021

She dresses down when she’s with the children she seeks to help and turns up the glamor at the official events.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 8, 2019

In Japan a woman dresses down to the knees, but would be considered immodest if she displayed bare arms. 

From Sketches in Lavender, Blue and Green by Jerome, Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka)