dress up
Example Sentences
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I imagine the A.I. bot like a child playing dress-up, donning an oversized blazer and glasses for a game of “businessman.”
From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026
Indeed, Y2K dress-up days are popping up in workplaces and on college campuses.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025
He calls the space “the ultimate glam dress-up room” and mentions the whispers he hears of major fashion houses stopping by Palace to gather inspiration.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2025
A grandmother in rural Zambia has become an accidental style icon and internet sensation - after agreeing to play dress-up and swapping outfits with her fashionista granddaughter.
From BBC • Nov. 15, 2024
Cordelia has a whole cupboard filled with dress-up costumes: old dresses of Mummie’s, old shawls, old sheets you can cut up and drape around yourself.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
