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‘A person may dress.’

[⟨det person.n⟩ dress.v]

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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Rose dressed quickly, running her fingers through her hair instead of bothering to find a comb, and left the bedroom, wandering down the hallway to the large open – plan living space.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

She told me I don’t dress like a Hispanic.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

The way you spoke, the way you dressed, where you had been to school – all were markers along well defined boundaries.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

In elementary school, and then from high school on, however, I didn’t suffer any physical abuse, and the jeers that were directed at me were definitely more ingenuous, being mostly about things I paid little care to, such as the fact that I dressed badly, or that my interests and speech were seen as strange.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

You should dress as if you were appearing on TV as an audience member for a game show.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

“…I dress like a girl.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Hey Zoro, you should dress like this instead: Staying up late is fun!
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Because I’ve never seen you dress like this before.
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Waking back up, I dress, have coffee and a bagel at Tink’s and we head out to Union Station.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Would they have to be mind readers But this is all very Vibe supplement because if your dressing for a specific men group then the way you dress amounts to nothing more than a uniform to attract a certain type, yet if you wear a whore’s uniform, some maybe, some maybe not.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

I dressed, opened my door to have a morning cigarette and began to notice, very quickly, that something was awry with my intestines.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

I’m dressing for bed tonight.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Sitting in my sauna attic, pj pants and bra, shirt on lap for that awkward moment when Derek gets home from work and I quickly dress as though I was like that the whole time…
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

I dressed like a pastry.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

When I was dressing more conservatively, she gave me great, cute, low maintenance…
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

I change the way I dress if I like the clothes though: D LAYER EIGHT: GETTI NG OLD Age your hopin g to be marri ed: um…
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

People don’t even know it but they label even there friends. no, they don’t actually stick a piece of paper saying’ ‘pretty’’ on it but the way they act, talk, and attitude shows it. it seems like every time you are walking from one class to the next someone, of either sex, will give you the once over. its lke they are trying to figure out who you are just by the way you dress and walk. that seem so outrages to me. the way I walk or dress doesn’t say who I am. sure it may say that I’m not a slut but there is more to me then jeans and flip flops. its almost like you are in crout. everymove you make its as if you are being judged. especially by girls. if you do or say one thing wrong they will hold it agianst you and use it in the nastiest ways you can think of. and then there are boys. they don’t even take the time to get to know you. all they want to know is when can they get in your pants?! its so stupid. I mean you don’t know the first thing about me so why are you saying some nasty comment about my btt. get over it, seriously its not cute. labels are so over used and they are about as mature as a two year old. all I know is that all this labeling needs to stop. one day you will open your eyes and see THE REAL PERSON, the real friend, and the real brat you were for labeling them.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

I don’t feel female or male, although I dress like a boy.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

I purposely dress like a little punk to walk in there but they still?
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Queried on 2013-06-20.