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

Sometimes I got to dress down just to try to get the help.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

So can they now dress down a bit?

From BBC • Oct. 4, 2022

It’s worth the wait to see Wilson dress down a German ambassador as a prelude to America’s entrance in the war.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 29, 2021

In fact, Edward was ignored and forgotten about until the next morning, when Lolly picked him up again and pulled his dress down away from his face and stared him in the eye.

From "The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane" by Kate DiCamillo