suit up
phrasal verb
suited up; suiting up; suits up
US
: to put on a uniform or special clothing
The players are suiting up for the game.
The divers suited up.
Examples of suit up in a Sentence
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In The Corps For years, fans of the Alien films wanted to suit up as members of the United States Colonial Marine Corps.
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Rob Wieland, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
Enter Deadpool & Wolverine producer and co-writer Reynolds, 47, who texted his Blade: Trinity co-star before suiting up to play Deadpool again in the sequel.
—Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 29 July 2024
While he’s officially listed as doubtful, Macdonald is not confident that the star back will suit up.
—Vincent Frank, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2024
Lily Gladstone suited up for a red carpet event on Tuesday.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 18 Sep. 2024
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Rob Wieland, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
Enter Deadpool & Wolverine producer and co-writer Reynolds, 47, who texted his Blade: Trinity co-star before suiting up to play Deadpool again in the sequel.
—Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 29 July 2024
While he’s officially listed as doubtful, Macdonald is not confident that the star back will suit up.
—Vincent Frank, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2024
Lily Gladstone suited up for a red carpet event on Tuesday.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 18 Sep. 2024
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“Suit up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suit%20up. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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