undress
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“I think we achieved it, but along the way, we had to undress the character’s successes and failures, many of which had consequences in his life,” Gómez Fernandez says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2025
They further claim that, once in the home, the men were told to undress in the kitchen, and then to warm their hands with hot water or on a radiator.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2024
“I had to undress my children to their underwear only,” said Mr. Abu Hatab, 33.
From New York Times ● Apr. 27, 2024
When she’d get home from a long day, she’d undress outside and sprint to the shower, worried about exposing her wife and two children to the coronavirus.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 15, 2021
The next morning he helped her dress and undress her Barbie at least thirty times.
From "Bridge to Terabithia" by Katherine Paterson
“Part of what the motion does is it undresses what you’re in, so it forces your hand a little bit,” McDermott said.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 28, 2023
The letter’s flipped position within the word “bar” undresses the long-accepted expectation when a person wants to eat, drink and watch a game in a restaurant.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 2, 2022
Now, he pulls straight into the garage, undresses there, stuffs his uniform into the washing machine, disinfects his equipment and then heads straight for the shower before touching anyone.
From New York Times ● Apr. 4, 2020
Behind the curtain of biography, betrayal and striving, “Fosse/Verdon” undresses into a story about haunted people, a pair of artists inexorably pushed by past abuses and the fear of failure they produced.
From Salon ● Apr. 7, 2019
She starts taking out books and her computer from her bag before she even undresses.
From "American Street" by Ibi Zoboi
A nurse asks me to get undressed from the waist up and put on a gown with the opening in front.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2026
Of course, the suggestion was unserious but it usefully if frontally undressed a reality.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026
"We will carefully assess these changes to make sure they effectively protect citizens in the EU," European Commission spokesperson Thomas Regnier said in a statement, which followed sharp criticism over the nonconsensual undressed images.
From Barron's ● Jan. 14, 2026
Dr Upton has denied getting undressed during the exchange.
From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2025
Not till later, when she and Judith undressed, shivering, in the chilly upstairs chamber, did Kit dare to venture a comment.
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
Falsehood more leisurely undrest, And, laying by her tawdry vest, Trick'd herself out in Truth's array, And 'cross the meadows tript away.
From The Humorous Poetry of the English Language; from Chaucer to Saxe by Parton, James
She lay comfortably enough, but had a suspicion that the place was not over clean, and was glad to find herself not undrest.
From Donal Grant, by George MacDonald by MacDonald, George
The Duke getting notice, came running undrest to lament his fate, saying, Alas, Sir! what is the matter?
From Biographia Scoticana (Scots Worthies) A Brief Historical Account of the Lives, Characters, and Memorable Transactions of the Most Eminent Scots Worthies by Howie, John
Keep your undrest, familiar style for strangers, but respect your friend.
From The Golden Link of Friendship by Various
I have undrest myself, and Sibby is going to comb my hair.
From Journal of a Young Lady of Virginia, 1782 by Orr, Lucinda Lee
The first step requires Ilana to change into a robe, undressing on top of pads placed on the floor so each item of clothing can be packaged into separate bags and collected as evidence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2026
A student movement organisation first published the video of the arrest, reporting that Ms Daryaei had an altercation with security agents over not wearing a headscarf, leading to her undressing during the scuffle.
From BBC ● Nov. 19, 2024
The second goal came off a Vince Dunn turnover in his own end, with Marchessault later finding himself alone in front of Grubauer and undressing the goalie with some nifty deke moves.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 12, 2021
Young had returned home from work and was undressing for bed when police barged in, the AP adds.
From Fox News ● Aug. 13, 2021
That evening as I was undressing, I removed the notes from my shirt pocket.
From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg
