How to Use underwear in a Sentence

underwear

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  • Dares: Go to the bathroom and put your underwear over your pants for the rest of the game.
    — Leah Campano, Seventeen, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Harpole was forced to make the rest of the journey in just his underwear and cap.
    — David Reamer | Alaska History, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Mar. 2023
  • The man then threw his underwear at her, punched her in the face, threw rags and a soap bottle at her and kicked her in the legs.
    — Sahana Jayaraman, AZCentral.com, 27 June 2023
  • Courtesy Charles Spencer Porch would force the young boys to drop their pants and their underwear and lie across his lap to be whipped.
    — Cynthia McFadden, NBC News, 11 Mar. 2024
  • Silk underwear is taxed at just 2.1% for women and 0.9% for men.
    — Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 13 Feb. 2023
  • If that’s too much, try walking around your house in your underwear or a bathing suit at first.
    — Carina Hsieh, SELF, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Zack’s in profile; his arms are crossed in front of his chest, and his jeans and underwear are pulled down around the tops of his thighs.
    — Zan Romanoff, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2023
  • As officers dragged him feet-first from the car, his pants and underwear were pulled down.
    — Harry Bruinius, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Mar. 2023
  • For one photo, the 28-year-old stripped down to only a black bra and high-waisted underwear.
    — Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 20 Nov. 2023
  • And who better to buy in bulk than underwear king himself Calvin Klein?
    — Todd Plummer, Robb Report, 23 June 2023
  • In the original photo, David posed with a glass of whiskey in a sheer white shirt and underwear, and with no children.
    — Kat Tenbarge, NBC News, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Meanwhile, the 11-year-old, who was sobbing and in his underwear, was detained in the back of a police car, the complaint says.
    — Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Buy and wear red or yellow underwear for luck with love and money.
    — Jessica Perez, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2023
  • Being forced to look at your colleague in his underwear.
    — Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 16 Jan. 2024
  • Teachers have students in need of backpacks and clean socks and underwear.
    — Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Prime Day deals can sell out in the blink of an eye—so now's a better time than any to replenish your underwear drawer.
    — Kelsey Mulvey, Men's Health, 11 July 2023
  • In the photo, the musical artist is taking her pic in the mirror while lifting the hem of her shirt to reveal a pair of lacy underwear.
    — Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 9 July 2023
  • The walls are plastered with dollar bills, underwear, and bumper stickers.
    — Maddy Zollo Rusbosin, Southern Living, 18 July 2023
  • Soon, there’s a splash, and Daisy is gliding through the pool, sylphlike, in a sheer white tank and underwear, a common enough fantasy.
    — Coralie Kraft, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Nice and thick, so no underwear shadows, but by the same turn, probably not great for working out.
    — Women's Health, 24 Mar. 2023
  • One of the most venomous snakes in the world was recently found in a shocking hiding spot: a young boy’s underwear drawer.
    — Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 17 Jan. 2024
  • In another, a woman lies naked from the waist down, her underwear hanging from her leg.
    — Anna Schecter, NBC News, 5 Dec. 2023
  • As the three robbers huddle up and decide how to proceed, Brolin and Gardner strip down to their underwear.
    — William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 10 Mar. 2024
  • Angela wraps the mug in several layers of underwear and stuffs it with a sock before putting it in her bag.
    — Clare Sestanovich, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2023
  • The officers then forced Gilbert into a restraint chair wearing only his underwear, the suit says, and placed him in the yard at night.
    — al, 26 Mar. 2023
  • If there was any evidence — or underwear — remaining in the truck, it had just been washed away.
    — Carolyn Van Houten, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2024
  • This three-pack of lacy Hanky Panky thongs can fit sizes 4 to 14, a pretty impressive range for just one pair of underwear.
    — Alyssa Brascia, Peoplemag, 10 Feb. 2024
  • Men are seen stripped down to their underwear with hands tied behind their backs and made to kneel in rows at an unknown location in Gaza.
    — Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News, 8 Dec. 2023
  • Nickens’s underwear was removed and found near the body, according to Grasty’s brief.
    — Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 23 July 2023
  • In a new Instagram post, the 21-year-old star flashed a peek of her super-strong legs in fishnets, underwear, and heeled sneakers, and the whole look is iconic.
    — Korin Miller, Women's Health, 6 Sep. 2023

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