How to Use stocking in a Sentence

stocking

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  • Tuck one or two of these hand-cut, -stuffed and -stitched toys in their stocking.
    Christina Vercelletto, CNN Underscored, 20 Nov. 2020
  • These Carhartt gloves are great to stick in a stocking or gift on their own.
    Amanda Ogle, Southern Living, 28 Nov. 2023
  • The guests, on going to bed, will, of course, hang up their stockings.
    Nancy Mitford, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2023
  • Watch on The key to the scale-design is, get this—a fishnet stocking!
    Shelby Deering, Country Living, 10 Aug. 2023
  • The first 50 children will receive a free stocking to stuff along the route.
    cleveland, 11 Dec. 2021
  • Into each stocking goes a piece of cardboard cut in the shape of a spool.
    Washington Post, 21 Dec. 2020
  • The stocking proved to be successful and was stopped in 1984.
    Ben Steele, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2020
  • Mother Nature put a lump of coal in the Ravens’ stocking.
    Ryan McFadden, Baltimore Sun, 24 Dec. 2022
  • The Kenosha rearing pond was built in the early 1970s to assist the DNR with stocking of trout and salmon.
    Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5 Sep. 2020
  • Sorry to deposit a lump of coal in your stocking, but the show’s sold out.
    David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2021
  • The hood is the stocking-like piece that comes out of the inside of the Muppet and dresses down the performer’s arm.
    Simon Thompson, Forbes, 15 June 2021
  • At the final stop, Santa sat back and looked at the single lump in the stocking.
    Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2020
  • Looks in the crowd: some fishnet stockings and lots of DeadMau5 headbands.
    Piet Levy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 Dec. 2019
  • Stop by to get your furry friend a stocking stuffer gift.
    Savannah Mehrtens, Houston Chronicle, 16 Dec. 2019
  • The mantel needs lots of attention since that's where the stockings hang.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Oct. 2023
  • And who wouldn’t want Ross Stripling (two years, $25 million) in their stocking?
    Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2023
  • There's really no right amount of gifts to put in a stocking.
    Bridget Shirvell, Parents, 18 Nov. 2023
  • The contents of the stocking need to do double duty — each item needs to punch above its weight class.
    Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Keep in Mind Shorter names will look smaller on the stocking cuff.
    Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Dec. 2023
  • Then flip the good girl script with not-so-school girl knee-high stockings and grungy Dr. Martens Mary Jane platforms.
    Victoria Montalti, refinery29.com, 2 Apr. 2024
  • The average cost for a full stocking is $45, gifts should cost no more than $25.
    Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Nov. 2021
  • The stocking includes a loop at the top for easy hanging from your mantel.
    Jennifer Aldrich, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2020
  • Plus, the cute little tins are easy to tote around and make great stocking stuffers or hostess gifts.
    Deanne Revel, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Apr. 2020
  • Add a little extra fun to the night with a light-up Christmas stocking.
    Angela Belt, House Beautiful, 16 Nov. 2022
  • In one of the ads, a burglar donning a black stocking cap drops from the ceiling and walks around freely on the Android side of the screen.
    Washington Post, 29 Jan. 2020
  • The show was held in Manchester and the theme of the designs felt very ‘60s mod with sparkling tweed jackets and skirts, pearls, and stockings.
    Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 8 Dec. 2023
  • The stocking is the right place to store those tiny home essential gifts, like Poo-Pourri.
    Kiana Murden, CNN Underscored, 14 Dec. 2020
  • The vacuum will suck the item up, and the stocking will prevent it from entering the hose.
    Jeff Harper, chicagotribune.com, 6 Mar. 2021
  • Silhouettes range from bustiers to string bikinis to thigh-high stockings to teddys to underwear bras to briefs, tanks and shorts.
    Anna Tingley, Variety, 8 Oct. 2024
  • Thorne paired the dress with black sheer stockings and matching Versace platform heels, creating a stark color contrast.
    Julia Teti, WWD, 21 Oct. 2024

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