underwear
noun
un·der·wear
ˈən-dər-ˌwer 
: clothing or an article of clothing worn next to the skin and under other clothing
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Examples of underwear in a Sentence
he had been sleeping in his underwear so he had to put a robe on before answering the door
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The label, founded by Kim Kardashian and Jens and Emma Grede in 2019, has increased its product range from shapewear to underwear, loungewear, swimwear and sleepwear.
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Ada Tseng, WWD, 24 Oct. 2024
Knell, 25, was found naked and bloodied in her bed by her boyfriend in June 1987, while Pierce, 20, was discovered dead in her underwear in a flooded drain.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 20 Oct. 2024
Troy has been delivering aughts pop-girl dance breaks in Collina Strada tank tops, Mugler corsets, and Willy Chavarria underwear, all styled with delicious gay brilliance by Marc Forné.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2024
Shortly after capturing the nine Ukrainians, the Russians reportedly stripped them down to their underwear, forced them to lie face-down on the ground—and then shot them in their heads, killing all nine.
—David Axe, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
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Ada Tseng, WWD, 24 Oct. 2024
Knell, 25, was found naked and bloodied in her bed by her boyfriend in June 1987, while Pierce, 20, was discovered dead in her underwear in a flooded drain.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 20 Oct. 2024
Troy has been delivering aughts pop-girl dance breaks in Collina Strada tank tops, Mugler corsets, and Willy Chavarria underwear, all styled with delicious gay brilliance by Marc Forné.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2024
Shortly after capturing the nine Ukrainians, the Russians reportedly stripped them down to their underwear, forced them to lie face-down on the ground—and then shot them in their heads, killing all nine.
—David Axe, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
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“Underwear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underwear. Accessed 7 Nov. 2024.
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underwear
noun
un·der·wear
ˈən-dər-ˌwa(ə)r
-ˌwe(ə)r
: clothing or an article of clothing worn next to the skin and under other clothing
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