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 a crowded corridor of the Metropolitan Museum of Art at Fifth Avenue in New York, Denise Murrell suits up for an explorative journey, like an astronaut preparing to step on a foreign surface.
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Ken Makin, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 May 2024
Butler has suited up for only 52 to 64 regular-season games in all five of his seasons with the Heat.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 May 2024
Vin Diesel will suit up again as Richard B. Riddick this summer.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 6 May 2024
Here, Nelson is seen suited up during his sophomore year at Abbott High School in 1948.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, Peoplemag, 29 Apr. 2024
His cool take on suiting up included a fresh accessory that is right on trend.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 23 Apr. 2024
Wolverine suits up in yellow and in comes the plot.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2024
The series will feature some of the NBA’s biggest stars with Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving suiting up for the Mavs and James Harden, Kawhi Leonard and Paul Geroge for the Clippers.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Apr. 2024
The 6-foot-2 future UConn guard made her mark in a game that the many of her future college teammates once suited up for.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2024
Ken Makin, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 May 2024
Butler has suited up for only 52 to 64 regular-season games in all five of his seasons with the Heat.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 May 2024
Vin Diesel will suit up again as Richard B. Riddick this summer.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 6 May 2024
Here, Nelson is seen suited up during his sophomore year at Abbott High School in 1948.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, Peoplemag, 29 Apr. 2024
His cool take on suiting up included a fresh accessory that is right on trend.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 23 Apr. 2024
Wolverine suits up in yellow and in comes the plot.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2024
The series will feature some of the NBA’s biggest stars with Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving suiting up for the Mavs and James Harden, Kawhi Leonard and Paul Geroge for the Clippers.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Apr. 2024
The 6-foot-2 future UConn guard made her mark in a game that the many of her future college teammates once suited up for.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2024
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“Suit up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suit%20up. Accessed 16 May. 2024.
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