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Keep in mind that some reviewers note the flats run a half-size small, so consider ordering a size up.
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Cheryl Wagemann, Peoplemag, 29 June 2024
Several shoppers ordered a size up to wear the blouse as a cover-up, while others layered it over a tank top with shorts, and by itself with jeans and sneakers.
—Gabriella Maestri, Travel + Leisure, 22 June 2024
The animals don’t move again until the donkey apparently gives the all-clear: After sizing up a disbelieving Fennell, the burro turns its head and trots off.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 21 June 2024
After the Knicks roared back from down 16 in Houston, and after Jalen Brunson sized up Rockets defensive stopper Dillon Brooks and drained a game-tying step-back two with less than 10 seconds in the fourth quarter, officials whistled Brunson for a foul on a three-point shooter.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
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Cheryl Wagemann, Peoplemag, 29 June 2024
Several shoppers ordered a size up to wear the blouse as a cover-up, while others layered it over a tank top with shorts, and by itself with jeans and sneakers.
—Gabriella Maestri, Travel + Leisure, 22 June 2024
The animals don’t move again until the donkey apparently gives the all-clear: After sizing up a disbelieving Fennell, the burro turns its head and trots off.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 21 June 2024
After the Knicks roared back from down 16 in Houston, and after Jalen Brunson sized up Rockets defensive stopper Dillon Brooks and drained a game-tying step-back two with less than 10 seconds in the fourth quarter, officials whistled Brunson for a foul on a three-point shooter.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
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“Size up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/size%20up. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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