dressed up

Example Sentences

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Fans dressed up as chefs as a tribute to her nickname, “Chef Megan.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

However nicely these decisions and deciders are dressed up, the results have been absurd.

From Slate • May 13, 2026

Sweeping out everybody over a certain age is an administrative shortcut dressed up as a solution.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

Streeting told the BBC that "dangerous misinformation dressed up as expert advice is putting babies' lives at risk - and it must stop".

From BBC • May 5, 2026

The merchant’s crown was greed dressed up as poetry.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri