dress down
Example Sentences
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“My late husband worked in fundraising and had learned to look beyond the surface, as many of his former company’s largest donors tended to dress down so as to not attract attention,” she said.
From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026
He didn’t publicly dress down his colleagues’ but he timed his April 19 departure to ensure that under Wisconsin law, his seat would not be filled before November — an unmistakable message.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 27, 2024
The wardrobe team cut the dress down to fit the petite actor but had to handcraft multiples for extra shoots because Alaïa made only one.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 21, 2023
So can they now dress down a bit?
From BBC • Oct. 4, 2022
I tug my dress down and stare at my knees.
From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli
