get up

Example Sentences

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"They could make all of the music without the get-up and I think they'd still do well," he says.

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2025

The whole get-up cost him 400 Canadian dollars.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2024

Colin Robinson installs booby traps throughout the house, dons a Rambo-esque get-up and screams about making his last stand.

From Salon • Aug. 4, 2023

Do the aliens have a traditional green-Martian look, or is it more of a menacing Independence Day get-up?

From Slate • Jul. 29, 2023

“That boy’s got a job his first day here. That’s get-up for you. He’s going somewhere. He just don’t sit and gab. He moves.”

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright