overdress

"I was wearing formal clothing – that taught me not to overdress in hot weather."

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026

“It’s just flagrantly obnoxious to overdress in a workplace situation, especially when you’re a junior member,” said Gunn, best known for being a clear-eyed mentor on the fashion-design competition show “Project Runway.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 7, 2026

“Castelfranco tends to be less bitter and more tender than its fellow radicchios, so I try not to overdress it in a salad,” says Rand Rasheed, who grows it at One Leaf Farm.

From Seattle Times ● May 21, 2022

“The sweetness means it can take an acid nicely,” notes the chef, who instructs his staff to slightly overdress Little Gems because he finds the “juiciness” of the leaves slightly dilutes the dressing.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 18, 2022

Never permit the party to extend to late hours, and never overdress the little folks.

From Social Life or, The Manners and Customs of Polite Society by Maud C. Cooke

As the head of a luxury marketing agency who overdresses, smokes, mocks political correctness and oozes meanness, she is the extreme version of the “Parisienne,” disseminating style and scorn in equal measure.

From New York Times ● Nov. 9, 2020

She still overdresses, and makes eyes, and she nudges those who sit next her at table, but she is good-natured, says whatever comes into her head, and has a strong sense of humor.

From Unleavened Bread by Robert Grant

The bride-maids were all dressed in a uniform of white tarletan, trained, with overdresses of the same, rose-colored sashes and bows, and rose wreaths on their heads.

From Victor's Triumph Sequel to A Beautiful Fiend by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth

Much fine stitchery was put into the fine white undergarments of that time, and the overdresses of both men and women became stiff with gold thread and jewels.

From Chats on Old Lace and Needlework by Emily Leigh Lowes

The first group to enter is the pale-violet group, ladies-in-waiting, who wear pale-violet bodices and overdresses over white.

From Patriotic Plays and Pageants for Young People by Constance D'Arcy Mackay

And the older guests, slightly overdressed for the occasion, can be seen smuggling their ties back into their pockets.

From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2024

In her enormous cheetah-print coat, black turtleneck and strappy black sandals she was, she acknowledged, a little overdressed for the setting, but she had come straight from a photo shoot.

From New York Times ● Jan. 6, 2023

But many of us are still loyal to sweatpants, and perhaps less inclined to participate in the formal, overdressed dining rituals of our pre-pandemic lives.

From Salon ● Nov. 26, 2022

Literary acoustic and piano numbers are gracefully brushed with elegant strings without feeling overdressed.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 13, 2018

“Johnny, do you think I might’ve overdressed a little for this thing? The invitation said formal, but these girls here all look like they’re dressed for church.”

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett

Doing the most: People made up for the past few years by overdressing in 2022.

From New York Times ● Dec. 31, 2022

We're overdressing her all the time, which I adore because it's not realistic at all, and we can do it and Darren loves it.

From Salon ● Dec. 21, 2022

One of the most common errors home cooks make with salad is overdressing it, says Andrew Taylor, a chef and owner of Eventide Oyster Co. in Portland, Maine.

From New York Times ● Nov. 10, 2021

Avoid the gruesome pitfalls of overdressing or underdressing.

From Slate ● Feb. 2, 2012

She had a sort of natural instinct which kept her from overdressing, and she always looked the picture of neatness.

From Good Luck by L. T. Meade