How to Use doll up in a Sentence
doll up
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So, Hopper does the deed, and then gets dolled up and heads to dinner with Joyce.
—Kathryn Lindsay, refinery29.com, 5 July 2019
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Everybody seemed to have gotten dolled up just for the fun of it.
—Pete Wells, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2018
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The Facebook event page urges those attending to get all dolled up.
—Ed Masley, azcentral, 23 Dec. 2019
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Pushing her to get dolled up daily just isn’t going to win you any points right now.
—Author: Wayne and Wanda, Anchorage Daily News, 10 May 2020
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Their home, which some say is a bit spooky from the start, gets dolled up for Halloween with trees, skeletons and skulls scattered about.
—Madeleine Winer, The Courier-Journal, 26 Oct. 2017
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Watching my mama get all dolled up to go out with a guy or even with her girlfriends is one of my favorite things to do.
—Lori D. Johnson, The Root, 3 June 2018
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For some drag queens, getting dolled up in wigs and makeup can make every day feel like Halloween.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 11 Oct. 2019
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John Krasinski and Emily Blunt got all dolled up for a red carpet date night on Monday.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com, 10 July 2018
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The vainest city honor belonged to the Big Apple where New Yorkers spend an average of 38 minutes dolling up.
—Johnny Diaz, sun-sentinel.com, 29 Aug. 2019
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Even fries are special at Attagirl, thin and crisp and dolled up with garlic-thyme butter and herbs or just dusted with salt and pepper.
—Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com, 27 Feb. 2020
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The duo also got dolled up as Barbie and Ken for the Halloween extravaganza.
—Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 31 Oct. 2019
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The fest will also feature yoga classes, spots to get all dolled up in henna, and other neat side adventures.
—Kat Bein, Billboard, 24 Jan. 2018
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Get dolled up Connecting online is also a good excuse to shake off rumpled clothes and shimmy into a snappy outfit.
—Anna Goldfarb, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2020
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Premature babies in a North Carolina hospital are getting dolled up for Halloween, thanks to a nurse who put her crochet talents to good use.
—Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 31 Oct. 2017
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The same city already known for its quirky downtown murals wants to jazz up intersections and crosswalks in and around downtown, dolling up plain old pavement with playful designs to give Hollywood streets an artsy vibe.
—Susannah Bryan, sun-sentinel.com, 4 Aug. 2019
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Looking to doll up your collarbones instead?
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2025
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Toddler girl wearing striped shorts and vest set propping her baby doll up against a wall to take a photo.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
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Make your little one’s Christmas morning by picking this doll up from under the tree.
—Kiana Murden, CNN Underscored, 16 Dec. 2020
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