dolled up
Example Sentences
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When Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy ludicrously urged Americans to dress up for travel, he was referencing this imaginary age of girdles and silk-stockinged women dolled up like Veronica Lake.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026
Meng Jiaxuan, 20, dolled up in her traditional outfit at Shichahai, said she had even researched poses for her photoshoot on Xiaohongshu.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
"I got dolled up... my dad and uncles did too," he revealed on Open Goal, external in 2021.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
His TikTok videos show him tending to horses in the barn, dolled up with his girlfriend at major races placing $5,000 bets and celebrating big wins.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
Wouldn’t Aunt Ivy get a wrench in her whalebone corset to see me dolled up?
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
