get dressed up
Example Sentences
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Cafes have become a social occasion with many young people to get dressed up and meet for coffee and a chat.
From BBC • Jul. 30, 2024
It's not the kind of food you'd get dressed up to enjoy, but more the kind of food you'd relish after a long day of walking and shopping.
From Salon • Aug. 26, 2023
Leah: We’re going to go home, clean up and get dressed up, and now we’re going to Elizabeth’s Gone Raw for a nice, long, luxurious prix fixe meal.
From Washington Post • Jul. 5, 2022
Marty, Wendy, Jonah and Charlotte crawl out of the wreckage with barely a scratch, take a taxi home, get dressed up and attend a fancy gala celebrating the Byrde Family Foundation.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2022
Of course I wanted to try the roller skates right away but my mother’s family was due to arrive for a welcome-home party and all of us had to get dressed up.
From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz
