How to Use getup in a Sentence

getup

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  • He came onstage in a cowboy getup.
  • To be fair, Star Wars fans do love a guy with a fun getup.
    — Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 22 Dec. 2021
  • If your child is a Stranger Things fan, this full-body getup is a great choice.
    — Blaine Callahan, Hartford Courant, 5 Oct. 2022
  • But a half-up look like this works for way more than a fancy getup.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 24 Aug. 2021
  • The 5-month-old wore a fluffy hood with a chick's beak and eyes while the rest of him nestled into a cracked eggshell getup.
    — Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 28 Oct. 2022
  • Add the two-step getup to your training twice a week, doing 2 sets of 10 reps on each side.
    — Milo F. Bryant, Men's Health, 8 Dec. 2022
  • For each figure, Smith has contrived a set, a getup, a stance, a glance.
    — Eren Orbey, The New Yorker, 18 July 2019
  • Show off your moves in this flirty getup from the movie's iconic last dance scene.
    — Laurren Welch, Country Living, 9 Sep. 2019
  • The first is what Rob McClure can do with his Doubtfire getup.
    — Helen Shaw, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2021
  • Luckily, the savvy kids weren't fooled by 55-year-old Thomas Arnold's getup.
    — Christina Coulter, Fox News, 25 Dec. 2023
  • Wood wrote in the caption of the still, which shows her in a black and white, lacy, jewelry-heavy getup true to Madonna's style at the time.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 3 Mar. 2022
  • Needless to say, the getup caused quite a stir on social media.
    — George Ramsay, CNN, 20 Jan. 2020
  • Dust off your pipes and get ready to belt out your best Wayne Newton with Ferris Bueller's snazzy '80s getup.
    — Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 11 May 2022
  • While there’s no denying Phillippe’s stylish getup, her mom’s was a bit more summer-ready.
    — Claire Harmeyer, Peoplemag, 25 July 2023
  • The clip amounts to a brief shot of Brosnahan in a red-carpet getup, while a voice in the background (that sure sounds like Susie to us) calls out for Midge.
    — Vulture, 2 Mar. 2023
  • One day she will be dressed in a ’70s getup, complete with a halter top, low-slung velvet pants, and an in-your-face afro.
    — André-Naquian Wheeler, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2022
  • Last night, the singer stepped out in a flashy getup that matched her sparkly vessel perfectly.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 5 Aug. 2019
  • How can the guys and gals do all this without crying off their makeup, or busting a seam on one of their tight-fitting getups?
    — oregonlive, 24 May 2023
  • For live performances, the pop star has rocked everything from all-leather looks to rhinestone rodeo getups.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2023
  • So, who could be talented enough to be under that bright getup?
    — Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping, 14 Oct. 2021
  • But thankfully this weather goddess blessed us by pulling out all the stops for her Gala getup.
    — Christian Holub, EW.com, 23 June 2021
  • Along with the getup, he is seen wearing a coronavirus mask hanging from one ear, which leaves his face exposed on the video.
    — Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 2 Feb. 2022
  • Acknowledging the inevitable, Demetrius changed out of his royal getup, put on street clothes, and sneaked out of his tent.
    — Daniel Mendelsohn, Town & Country, 17 Nov. 2020
  • With her Greenwich-mom-drinking-spiked-hot-cocoa-at-the-lodge getups, Paltrow appears the picture of après-ski chic.
    — Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Dress up like a mystical mermaid for the night with your partner by your side in this good-looking getup.
    — Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 26 Sep. 2022
  • Scherzinger posed next to life-size trolls while dressed in solidarity: a fluffy, all-pink getup.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 15 Nov. 2023
  • In 2018, the fire and water theme led to a lava-style skin for Genji and an aquatic-centric getup for Tracer.
    — Kris Holt, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2021
  • And apart from two small eyeholes, the only part of his body left exposed by his formfitting black getup is his chin.
    — Batman Chins, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2022
  • The host's red-sequined getup in 2019 was definitely all that jazz.
    — Diana Pearl, Peoplemag, 1 Nov. 2022
  • Throughout the day, Parker wore her hair in its signature wavy style, which paired seamlessly with her trio of getups.
    — Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 9 June 2023

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