overdress

Example Sentences

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In her enormous cheetah-print coat, black turtleneck and strappy black sandals she was, she acknowledged, a little overdressed for the setting, but she had come straight from a photo shoot.

From New York Times

Doing the most: People made up for the past few years by overdressing in 2022.

From New York Times

But many of us are still loyal to sweatpants, and perhaps less inclined to participate in the formal, overdressed dining rituals of our pre-pandemic lives.

From Salon

“Castelfranco tends to be less bitter and more tender than its fellow radicchios, so I try not to overdress it in a salad,” says Rand Rasheed, who grows it at One Leaf Farm.

From Seattle Times

The invitation carries with it a strict dress code that notes: “When in doubt, err on the side of being overdressed.”

From Los Angeles Times