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Rule "Collocation: dress with/in"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: Collocation: dress with/in
Message: The usual collocation for "\3" is "in", not "\4". Did you mean <suggestion>\3 in</suggestion>?
Category: Collocations (ID: COLLOCATIONS)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • She dresses with a coverall.
    Correction suggestion: dresses in
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • She adorned her dress with flowers.
  • A Caesar salad is a salad of romaine lettuce and croutons dressed with parmesan cheese, lemon juice, olive oil, egg, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, and black pepper.
ID: DRESS_WITH_IN [114]
Version: 6.8-SNAPSHOT (2025-10-30 22:33:07 +0100)