gussy up
Example Sentences
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Some people add strange things to gussy up their brew, from butter to any mixture of saccharine syrups.
From Salon • Jan. 31, 2024
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
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
The trouble arrives when he tries to gussy up his psychologist’s hat with his more elaborate public intellectual’s attire.
From New York Times • Sep. 29, 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
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
