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
Recent Examples on the Web
Hiller suited up for 63 career games, registering eight goals, 12 assists and 20 points, playing his final game in 1994.
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Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2024
Slim Shady was suited up in a black tux and rocked matching sunglasses at the outdoor ceremony.
2024 is shaping up to be an incredible year for Eminem.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 20 May 2024
Even if things go according to plan over the next few months, star tight end T.J. Hockenson might not be ready to suit up for the Vikings in Week 1.
—Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 16 May 2024
And it should be remembered that Buscemi — who was a New York City firefighter prior to making it in Hollywood — suited up and worked along firefighters to search for survivors after the World Trade Center fell on Sept. 11, 2001.
—Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 14 May 2024
Heat president Pat Riley’s irritation with some players for not suiting up for some games was a theme of his annual postseason news conference on Monday.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 6 May 2024
While Bañuelos gets the chance to suit up for the Orioles on Monday, the loss of Hays leaves the Orioles with the switch-hitting Anthony Santander as their only active right-handed outfielder.
—Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 22 Apr. 2024
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.
—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
Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2024
Slim Shady was suited up in a black tux and rocked matching sunglasses at the outdoor ceremony.
2024 is shaping up to be an incredible year for Eminem.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 20 May 2024
Even if things go according to plan over the next few months, star tight end T.J. Hockenson might not be ready to suit up for the Vikings in Week 1.
—Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 16 May 2024
And it should be remembered that Buscemi — who was a New York City firefighter prior to making it in Hollywood — suited up and worked along firefighters to search for survivors after the World Trade Center fell on Sept. 11, 2001.
—Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 14 May 2024
Heat president Pat Riley’s irritation with some players for not suiting up for some games was a theme of his annual postseason news conference on Monday.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 6 May 2024
While Bañuelos gets the chance to suit up for the Orioles on Monday, the loss of Hays leaves the Orioles with the switch-hitting Anthony Santander as their only active right-handed outfielder.
—Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 22 Apr. 2024
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.
—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
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“Suit up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suit%20up. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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