gussy up
Example Sentences
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But “Is God Is” refuses to gussy up its allegories with too many special effects or gratuitous gore.
From Salon ● May 19, 2026
Dolly Parton is starting an apparel brand for dogs that will let pet owners gussy up their pups just like the legendary country music singer.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 1, 2022
He and Ms. Jacobs got to chatting, and he told her that he wanted to gussy up his place, too, and grow wisteria.
From New York Times ● Dec. 3, 2021
Phil Spector gets production credit after the Beatles rejected the Johns cut, a glorious mess that reflected the sessions, and handed it to the Wall of Sound creator to gussy up with strings and delay.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 3, 2021
“Let’s try it! We’ll just take Miss St. James’s hairbrush and a perfume bottle or two—something to gussy up Theo’s room and make it look as though a young lady lives there.”
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
