dress up

Example Sentences

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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

One party source describes it as "tortoise and hare - maybe one day Ed will even dress up as a tortoise".

From BBC • May 2, 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

Experts say the trend has been accelerated by the shift to remote work in recent years — in effect, why dress up if you’re not leaving the house?

From MarketWatch • Feb. 26, 2026

Mom says, “What are you going to wear? Don’t people dress up to go to the symphony?”

From "Piecing Me Together" by Renée Watson