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Examples of pedal pushers in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
During a grocery store run, Elizabeth, in green-and-red madras pedal pushers, comforts Mad, looking adorable in a glen check wool coat.
—Fawnia Soo Hoo, refinery29.com, 9 Nov. 2023
Off-camera, the actress’ wardrobe consists of her iconic black turtlenecks and capri pants (then known as pedal pushers).
—Cathy Whitlock, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Oct. 2022
The actress/director kept it similarly low-key in a pair of black pedal pushers, long-sleeve cropped top and slide kitten heels.
—Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com, 13 July 2022
Images of Ashley Tisdale and Hilary Duff wearing denim pedal pushers, a weird graphic tee, a newsies cap, and a floss-thin scarf scraping the knees spring to mind.
—Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2021
Not the pastry dresses anyway (the brocade jean jackets and shepherdess pedal pushers maybe).
—Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2020
Offscreen, Hepburn made wearing pedal pushers and simple, unadorned tops into an art.
—Whitney Perry, Glamour, 15 Jan. 2020
Tie-Dye Everything T-shirts, hoodies, pedal pushers, caftans, handbags, button-downs, bikinis…literally everything is getting the tie-dye treatment.
—Emily Farra, Vogue, 26 July 2019
The actress attended Comic-Con International festival in San Diego, California this weekend, wearing a pair of silk pedal pusher shorts by Louis Vuitton.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 22 July 2018
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Word History
First Known Use
1912, in the meaning defined above
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“Pedal pushers.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pedal%20pushers. Accessed 13 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
pedal pushers
plural noun
: women's and girls' calf-length trousers
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