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

So can they now dress down a bit?

From BBC • Oct. 4, 2022

During the height of the coronavirus pandemic, more than 70% of American workers were doing their jobs from home, which meant, for many of them, a chance to dress down.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 3, 2021

Studio Museum Director Thelma Golden called Drew into her office — not to dress down the younger woman but to consider how she could be more effective with her incisive observation.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2020

I stand up and smooth my dress down.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett