dress down
verb
dressed down; dressing down; dresses down
: to reprove severely
: to dress casually especially for reasons of fashion
Synonyms
Examples of dress down in a Sentence
dressed down for boorish behavior at the dance
Recent Examples on the Web
Meanwhile, Patrick dressed down for the celebration and wore dark khaki pants with a Louis Vuitton T-shirt.
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Raven Brunner, Peoplemag, 18 Sep. 2024
There was certainly some spice on the last season of Survivor, with players going at each other… including a very public dressing down over, of all things, Applebee’s.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 6 Sep. 2024
Right Good Morning America host Michael Strahan leaves the New York City studio dressed down on Aug. 13.
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Hear Him on the Radio
LL Cool J makes a guest appearance on D-Stroy's Shade 45 radio show at SiriusXM Studios in N.Y.C. on Aug. 13.
—Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 16 Aug. 2024
The way there were always people dressed down as much as me
Long Beach is the seventh-largest city in California, and its port some years is the biggest in the country.
—Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2024
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Raven Brunner, Peoplemag, 18 Sep. 2024
There was certainly some spice on the last season of Survivor, with players going at each other… including a very public dressing down over, of all things, Applebee’s.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 6 Sep. 2024
Right Good Morning America host Michael Strahan leaves the New York City studio dressed down on Aug. 13.
98 of 120
Hear Him on the Radio
LL Cool J makes a guest appearance on D-Stroy's Shade 45 radio show at SiriusXM Studios in N.Y.C. on Aug. 13.
—Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 16 Aug. 2024
The way there were always people dressed down as much as me
Long Beach is the seventh-largest city in California, and its port some years is the biggest in the country.
—Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2024
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“Dress down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dress%20down. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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