dresses up
Example Sentences
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They largely portrayed Rubin as a retiree who dresses up as characters from “Frozen” to make his grandchildren laugh.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 18, 2026
That is not to say TV dresses up the “sophomore years” of life, as Seema calls them, to be free of aches and pains for anybody.
From Salon ● May 29, 2025
The performer, the group said, “is a professional who has done other story hours for children. She dresses up in fun, whimsical costumes, sings age-appropriate songs, and reads age-appropriate books.”
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 23, 2024
He usually dresses up as a football player.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2023
“It was in a rich house. The people were selling it cheap. I wanted it so much. No, I couldn’t play it. But it was so beautiful...It dresses up the whole room.”
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
