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Examples of gussy up in a Sentence
gone are the days when the high school prom was held in the gym, which had been gussied up for the occasion
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Took several payments of $350,000—to gussy up China’s image in the West.
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Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 14 July 2023
For a condiment upgrade, gussy up a bottle of ketchup with tahini.
—Joe Sevier, Bon Appétit, 14 June 2023
Want to gussy up the denim?
—Jill Gleeson, Country Living, 23 June 2021
Landscape architecture is often be treated as an afterthought — a way to gussy up the place after a building is done.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2021
Chip and Joanna Gaines gussy up a boxed cake mix with yogurt, pudding mix and chocolate chips to make a showstopping sweet topped off with a homemade chocolate glaze.
—Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 13 Feb. 2023
But the teen-witch narrative that the film adopts is hard to gussy up, especially since after Hocus Pocus there was no shortage of such stories, from Halloweentown to Sabrina (and its reboot).
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Sep. 2022
Let the kids help, for a personalized touch. Kid Friendly Things To Do Grab some spray paint and gussy up some mini emergency cones for a festive fall version of horseshoes.
—Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping, 10 Aug. 2022
Just make sure to gussy up for the occasion: rather than rodeo attire, the dress code here could rival the Kentucky Derby.
—Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2022
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Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 14 July 2023
For a condiment upgrade, gussy up a bottle of ketchup with tahini.
—Joe Sevier, Bon Appétit, 14 June 2023
Want to gussy up the denim?
—Jill Gleeson, Country Living, 23 June 2021
Landscape architecture is often be treated as an afterthought — a way to gussy up the place after a building is done.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2021
Chip and Joanna Gaines gussy up a boxed cake mix with yogurt, pudding mix and chocolate chips to make a showstopping sweet topped off with a homemade chocolate glaze.
—Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 13 Feb. 2023
But the teen-witch narrative that the film adopts is hard to gussy up, especially since after Hocus Pocus there was no shortage of such stories, from Halloweentown to Sabrina (and its reboot).
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Sep. 2022
Let the kids help, for a personalized touch. Kid Friendly Things To Do Grab some spray paint and gussy up some mini emergency cones for a festive fall version of horseshoes.
—Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping, 10 Aug. 2022
Just make sure to gussy up for the occasion: rather than rodeo attire, the dress code here could rival the Kentucky Derby.
—Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2022
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Etymology
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First Known Use
1906, in the meaning defined above
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“Gussy up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gussy%20up. Accessed 1 Dec. 2023.
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