How to Use stocking in a Sentence

stocking

noun

• One pair of waist-high stockings costs $159 off the shelf.
  — chicagotribune.com, 5 Nov. 2019
• 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 19-year-old has brown hair and brown eyes and was last seen wearing tan duck boots, a black dress and black stockings.
  — al, 28 Oct. 2019
• She’d been stripped naked and strangled with her own stockings, with a bite mark on her breast.
  — Laura Bradley, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2024
• She was last seen wearing a black dress, tan duck boots, and black stockings.
  — Andrea Cavallier, NBC News, 28 Oct. 2019
• 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
• When in doubt, go neon, and toss in a pair of fishnet stockings for good measure.
  — Vogue, 18 Oct. 2019
• 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
• To get the most bang for your buck, consider gift sets that pack a high amount of value in a package that’s ready to slip in a stocking or under the tree.
  — Claire Sullivan, WWD, 29 Nov. 2024
• Oranges, then considered a special and scarce fruit, were placed in stockings for a sweet surprise on Christmas morning.
  — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 3 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 23 Dec 2024