How to Use undress in a Sentence
- She undressed the children for bed.
- She undressed and climbed into bed.
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The teacher, who also undressed, walked around the room speaking through the flows of the class.
— NBC News, 26 July 2019 -
But just as she was set to leave, a new doctor walked in and told her to undress again.
— New York Times, 5 July 2021 -
The two head to a hotel where Stan pays Angel to undress.
— Patrick Crowley, Billboard, 3 June 2018 -
The Chargers use a lot of pre-snap motion to undress the defense.
— Andy Benoit, SI.com, 18 June 2018 -
But the curtain that should be there to undress behind wasn’t there.
— New York Times, 5 July 2021 -
Ortega also used video chat a few times and asked the girl to undress in front of the camera.
— Julie Small, The Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2019 -
Though, before the last brick of the Emirates Stadium laid to dry the plan began to undress at the seams.
— SI.com, 3 Oct. 2017 -
Second is whether O’Day was forced to undress in front of a cabin full of people.
— Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2019 -
Farmer agreed to undress and lie under a sheet on a massage table.
— Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2021 -
Ken Burns likes to imagine Loretta Lynn undressing in the backseat of a car.
— Nicole Brodeur, The Seattle Times, 10 Sep. 2019 -
More time goes by and finally a nurse comes out and takes me to a cold room and asks me to undress and put a thin gown on and wait for a doctor.
— Anna Lea Hand, Longreads, 10 Aug. 2020 -
One of the women was 14 years old when Moore allegedly took her to his home and undressed her, according to the Post.
— Amy Yurkanin, AL.com, 12 Dec. 2017 -
The man drove to an open area of the county grounds, parked and then ordered the woman to undress before assaulting her.
— Ashley Luthern, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 19 Nov. 2019 -
The group allegedly told the man and Murphy to undress before one of the men with Bell started shooting.
— Tony Rizzo and Ian Cummings, kansascity.com, 13 June 2017 -
The Emiratis told the victims to undress and lie down — and then spread their legs open, touched their genitals and probed their rectums.
— Maggie Michael, Fox News, 21 June 2018 -
There is no camera in the common bathrooms, which are outside of the room where people can undress/change.
— David Oliver, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2019 -
After taking her to his room, Weinstein undressed her, then climbed on top of her and raped her, Hast said.
— Alan Feuer, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Jan. 2020 -
The two then begin to undress each other with Daemon guiding Rhaenyra to a wall and then turning her around with her pants down.
— Josh St. Clair, Men's Health, 12 Sep. 2022 -
Even as some providers worked to undress the victims to find hidden wounds, nurses looked for IV access and techs checked for vitals.
— BostonGlobe.com, 14 May 2021 -
No student is required to undress in the presence of any other student.
— oregonlive.com, 11 July 2019 -
The room is bathed in soft light, and filmed with a male and female gaze in mind—with equal time spent undressing and highlighting both characters.
— Mehera Bonner, Marie Claire, 18 Oct. 2017 -
McKinstry’s daughter was sent to the nurse’s office and forced to undress so that she could be searched for contraband that did not exist.
— Erica L. Green, Star Tribune, 1 Oct. 2020 -
The Rays starter undressed the Red Sox for six innings, registering 14 strikeouts while yielding just three hits and a walk.
— Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Sep. 2023 -
The lawsuit says Lowe and Gallatin knew Caffrey used her office to undress and change into workout clothes.
— Steve Vockrodt, kansascity, 2 July 2018 -
Saleem is accused of asking the woman to partly undress and assaulting her, the complaint said.
— Chao Xiong, Star Tribune, 18 May 2021 -
Each woman was told to undress and lie on a massage table, while three others restrained her legs and shoulders.
— Barry Meier, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2017 -
Those of us undressing ears of corn in the supermarket aren't just looking for perfect rows of kernels.
— Joey Morona, cleveland.com, 12 July 2017 -
Within a few hours, Savannah undressed and got into the shower.
— Bernice Yeung, The New Yorker, 26 July 2023
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And so the debate about the legal state of undress rages on.
— Debbi Baker, sandiegouniontribune.com, 9 June 2017 -
Once the tub was filled, Fisher cut her restraints and told her to undress and get in the tub.
— Elena Santa Cruz, The Arizona Republic, 10 Mar. 2023 -
The result: your own 3-D paper doll of yourself to dress and undress with the click of a mouse.
— Dallas News, 2 Jan. 2022 -
Bonanni tends to go for the bottom half of the body and lets the actor undress up top.
— New York Times, 29 June 2021 -
Sometimes funny things: the surgeon and nurse found in the linen cupboard in a state of undress.
— Longreads, 31 May 2018 -
And to those who would strongly prefer not to see this woman in a state of undress, well, scroll safely out there.
— Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2022 -
So much of it: A teenage couple undresses in the college library.
— Claire Beermann, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2023 -
But now, as the virgin goddess and her nymphs stop to bathe in the stream, Callisto is reluctant to undress.
— Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2021 -
The ick factor of a father posting a photo of his daughter in a state of undress ran too high for some people.
— Lisa Gutierrez, kansascity.com, 15 May 2017 -
The walls inside were lined with pictures of rail-thin male models in various stages of undress.
— Longreads, 31 Oct. 2017 -
The doctor, handsome and charismatic, a chest tattoo peeking over the top of his shirt collar, had me undress from the waist up.
— Cyrus Grace Dunham, The New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2019 -
The song went on to earn her a Grammy Award in 1998, and the music video featured Apple sulking in different states of undress.
— Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE.com, 25 Sep. 2019 -
The tabloid later claimed to have photos of Bezos in various states of undress, but did not publish them.
— Michael Rothfeld, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Feb. 2020 -
The tabloid later claimed to have photos of Mr. Bezos in various states of undress, but did not publish them.
— Michael Rothfeld, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2020 -
On April 14, he was spotted in a state of undress during a parliamentary video call.
— Zamira Rahim, CNN, 28 May 2021 -
At some point, Tiny allegedly instructed the teen to undress.
— Essence, 1 Mar. 2021 -
According to court documents, Finch demanded the girl undress, and then put his hands around her neck and raped her.
— Thomas Novelly, The Courier-Journal, 9 Apr. 2018 -
The steamy clip, which finds the star in various stages of undress and, at the end, winding up with a woman, sparked buzz about her sexuality.
— Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 22 Nov. 2022 -
His boys are coy, knowing, and lithe; the male odalisque, in a state of opulent undress, is a favorite leitmotif.
— Christopher Alessandrini, The New York Review of Books, 18 May 2019 -
Taking a quick glance at a celebrity's nude photos is the equivalent of a creep watching you undress from your closet.
— Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 22 Aug. 2017 -
The Abel test gauges a subject's visual reaction time to slides of people in various states of undress.
— Jason Meisner, chicagotribune.com, 12 Dec. 2017 -
Seminar staff were openly ogling the women in their state of undress—smiling and laughing.
— Greg Jackson, Harper's Magazine, 25 May 2021 -
While performing on stage, there are also limitations to the state of undress and acts that can be performed.
— Kevin Litten, NOLA.com, 29 Jan. 2018 -
The photos showed women in various stages of undress, and some were identified and others were not.
— Lolita C. Baldor, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Apr. 2018 -
Sweaty men and women in various stages of undress move all around me, as Akiko drapes her arms over my shoulders and presses a wet paper towel to the back of my neck.
— Dani Fleischer, Longreads, 22 Nov. 2019 -
Even with his filtration receipt, he was questioned and sometimes made to undress.
— David Kortava, The New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2022 -
Reynolds knew Higgins was found in a state of undress after arriving late at night with Lehrmann, but no further details, the senator told the court.
— Frances Vinall, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2022 -
Zak takes frequent pratfalls and is often seen in various un-self-conscious states of undress, but the movie never makes him a figure of fun.
— Mark Olsenstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2019 -
Baker, who also wrote the screenplay, appears in various stages of undress throughout the movie.
— Marc Malkin, Variety, 22 Sep. 2021 -
For five months beginning in October 2015, Andrew said, the clinical mental health counselor groped him, encouraged him to undress and kissed him during sessions.
— Jessica Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune, 3 Aug. 2023
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