dress down
verb
dressed down; dressing down; dresses down
: to reprove severely
: to dress casually especially for reasons of fashion
Examples of dress down in a Sentence
dressed down for boorish behavior at the dance
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Bailey dressed down in a casual look which featured white jeans, a blue denim button-down shirt, a dark brown blazer and baseball hat.
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Jay Stahl, USA Today, 19 June 2025
They were given lectures on the First Amendment and dressed down on their language and behavior.
—Deborah Baker
june 3, Literary Hub, 3 June 2025
Or try the Luna Stretch Flare Jeans, $50 at Quince, for a pair of versatile jeans that can be dressed down or up.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 10 Mar. 2025
In the snaps, Basinger dressed down for the occasion in an olive green jacket, black sweatpants, black sunglasses and an oversized straw hat and black sunglasses.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 24 May 2025
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Jay Stahl, USA Today, 19 June 2025
They were given lectures on the First Amendment and dressed down on their language and behavior.
—Deborah Baker
june 3, Literary Hub, 3 June 2025
Or try the Luna Stretch Flare Jeans, $50 at Quince, for a pair of versatile jeans that can be dressed down or up.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 10 Mar. 2025
In the snaps, Basinger dressed down for the occasion in an olive green jacket, black sweatpants, black sunglasses and an oversized straw hat and black sunglasses.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 24 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for dress down
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“Dress down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dress%20down. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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