dress up

Example Sentences

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Sticks are twirled like weapons, and at one point, the dancers pull many props out of a sack — balls, pillows, masks — like a band of traveling players or kids playing dress-up.

From New York Times

What if, instead of a high school tradition, the dress-up bit was part of a silly shtick for the town follies?

From Washington Post

“That’s about as far as my dress-up shoes go,” Boren says.

From Washington Post

Katya — whose full name is not being used for safety reasons — enjoyed loading the dishwasher, cooking eggs, baking cookies and playing dress-up.

From Washington Post

Although we’ve talked about it, we haven’t bought him a real dress-up dress to play in.

From Washington Post