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

He didn’t publicly dress down his colleagues’ but he timed his April 19 departure to ensure that under Wisconsin law, his seat would not be filled before November — an unmistakable message.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 27, 2024

So can they now dress down a bit?

From BBC • Oct. 4, 2022

Speak up, dress down and, as online etiquette guides will tell you, you disrupt the experience for performers and other patrons.

From New York Times • Sep. 11, 2020

Jessie got up and helped Isa gently pull the dress down over her head.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser