to the nines
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Across the country, the end of exam season marks the start of parties and proms for year 11 and 13 students, all keen to dress to the nines and arrive in style.
From BBC ● May 21, 2026
“The majority of festivals you go to don’t have art installations or people who are dressed to the nines in festival outfits,” Breuner said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2026
In them, Tonatiuh sings and dances as the dashing Kendall Nesbitt dressed to the nines in elegant tuxes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2025
The social media magnate is dressed to the nines in a sequin jacket patterned like tin ceiling tiles.
From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2024
She’s dressed to the nines like always, in a color-splashed Floating Dress that makes her look like a billowy sunset, and enormous tortoiseshell movie-star sunglasses.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
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