Sentence examples for to doll from inspiring English sources
noun
A toy in the form of a human.
To doll them up as metaphysical revelations, though, is to flirt with the pernicious notion that the self and the world can't be distinguished.
To doll up the pot, she suggested "a saucer with a good 1 1/2-inch lip," to let the roots drink at their leisure.
Go back to doll films, James.
"They sell it, mostly to doll companies".
Not all little girls like to doll up.
Mller chops some cilantro to doll up the dish.
Hold it up to your doll to make sure it covers the necessary areas.
But that is most likely because they are cold due to doll-underdressing (those boxes are drafty).
The disenfranchised Juan believes that he suffers from "migratory shrinking syndrome" and often cedes the stage to doll-like versions of himself, each smaller than the last.
*** British imperialists liked to suggest Indians were indifferent to their history, and inept at independent thinking to boot, because of their attachment to doll-like gods and caste rituals.
One of the most arresting sculptures is a multi-figure tableau called "Family Portrait" (1995), in which more than a dozen people of both sexes — from child size to doll-size — are gathered around a large bust of a generic, worried-looking white man in a suit and tie.
