overdress

Example Sentences

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“It’s just flagrantly obnoxious to overdress in a workplace situation, especially when you’re a junior member,” said Gunn, best known for being a clear-eyed mentor on the fashion-design competition show “Project Runway.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

“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 • May 21, 2022

“The sweetness means it can take an acid nicely,” notes the chef, who instructs his staff to slightly overdress Little Gems because he finds the “juiciness” of the leaves slightly dilutes the dressing.

From Washington Post • Mar. 18, 2022

Still, it’s hard to resist the temptation to overdress.

From Slate • Oct. 24, 2020

Over this Marie pulled, fastening it at one shoulder, a gay, many-colored overdress which, like the one she herself wore, reached to the knees.

From The Heart of the Desert Kut-Le of the Desert by Morrow, Honoré