dressed up
Example Sentences
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The two women had dressed up and worn badges about the royals for the occasion.
From BBC • May 14, 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
“We got dressed up very nicely, very expensively,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
Lots of children went to church with their parents, all of them dressed up.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
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