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
Afternoon teas also offer an opportunity to get dressed up.
From Salon • Jan. 6, 2024
She laments the fact that she now has to wear makeup and get dressed up whenever she leaves the house, lest she be recognized in her pajamas at the grocery store.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 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
I get dressed up for these little meetings too.
From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini
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