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Rogers had costumed students including Howe, who wasn’t an actor, join him in performances at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh to entertain the young patients.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2018

It was Fate, of course, which had costumed him—Fate, and a feeble will to survive.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut

If the Beldens, for their part, had costumed themselves half so discreetly, he would never have fallen from their good graces.

From With the Procession by Fuller, Henry Blake

We had costumed her as an Italian contadina, and thought that she looked very prettily.

From Witch Winnie's Mystery, or The Old Oak Cabinet The Story of a King's Daughter by Champney, Elizabeth W. (Elizabeth Williams)

He had costumed himself accordingly—three red streaks painted across his forehead, three more on each cheekbone, silver disks hanging from his ears, a three-strand necklace of megis shells around his neck.

From Shaman by Shea, Robert