dresses up
Example Sentences
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They largely portrayed Rubin as a retiree who dresses up as characters from “Frozen” to make his grandchildren laugh.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 18, 2026
She dresses up this sacrificial act, perhaps the first one we have ever seen her make, as something else because even in death, Agatha has a reputation to uphold.
From Salon • Oct. 31, 2024
The performer, the group said, “is a professional who has done other story hours for children. She dresses up in fun, whimsical costumes, sings age-appropriate songs, and reads age-appropriate books.”
From Seattle Times • Mar. 23, 2024
Holder also said he still dresses up as Santa every year and wakes his wife on Christmas morning with a loud "It's Christmas!"
From BBC • Dec. 9, 2023
“It was in a rich house. The people were selling it cheap. I wanted it so much. No, I couldn’t play it. But it was so beautiful...It dresses up the whole room.”
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
