dress up
Example Sentences
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He asked about Jordan's prisoner costume, and Jordan said Will told him he didn't need to dress up like a prisoner to look like a criminal.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
Funders, by contrast, dress up their investments as prepaid forwards and claim capital gains treatment, lowering their top federal tax rate to 23.8% while exempting foreign funders from U.S. taxes entirely.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
In reality, it’s a cover story people use to dress up views — like advocating teen pregnancy — they can’t argue for directly in public.
From Salon • Apr. 20, 2026
He has the confidence to only dress up his new dystopia a tad, letting the scale of the oppression creep up on you when, say, an açaí bowl salesman casually asks Tereza for her papers.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
Daddy, I want to sing and dress up like Miss America.
From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles
