dressing-down

Example Sentences

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In Silicon Valley, where dressing down is the ultimate symbol of tech’s disruptive power, nearly every executive who took the stand donned suits and ties.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

Colby reportedly gave the cardinal a dressing down.

From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026

Diplomats joke darkly about Petro being "Zelenskyed" -- receiving an Oval Office dressing down like the Ukrainian president.

From Barron's • Jan. 31, 2026

This was a master class in dressing down the class clown.

From Slate • Jan. 23, 2026

The fish often get away with them, however, and these hidden hooks slit many a finger in dressing down.

From The Harbor of Doubt by Gage, George W.