How to Use underwear in a Sentence

underwear

noun
  • Dares: Go to the bathroom and put your underwear over your pants for the rest of the game.
    Leah Campano, Seventeen, 23 Mar. 2023
  • The men were shoeless and in their underwear next to the remains of a small fire.
    Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 31 Mar. 2022
  • Prices range from about $6 for underwear to $120 for a corset.
    Adrienne Roberts, Detroit Free Press, 12 Oct. 2024
  • She was then taken to a cell down the hall and told to strip down to her underwear.
    Kate Morrissey, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2022
  • 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
  • He's got pointy ears and walks around in his underwear.
    Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 11 Nov. 2022
  • These aren’t just underwear that hugs every curve and ridge of the body, though.
    Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
  • 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
  • The film opens with him tumbling out of bed in nothing but white underwear.
    Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 28 Dec. 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
  • The star posed in underwear for one of the brand's signature ad campaigns.
    David Oliver, USA TODAY, 29 June 2024
  • Dench then tears open a package to reveal a pair of red thong underwear.
    Catherine Santino, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
  • In fact, research shows that most men sleep naked or just their underwear.
    Brett F. Braley-Palko, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
  • In the book, the boy repeatedly strips down to his underwear.
    Fox News, 14 June 2022
  • For one photo, the 28-year-old stripped down to only a black bra and high-waisted underwear.
    Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 20 Nov. 2023
  • Feces smeared the sidewalk near a bloody pair of underwear.
    Julia O'Malley, Anchorage Daily News, 11 July 2022
  • 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
  • When his father got to the house that morning, Taylor III was in his underwear, in handcuffs, in the back of a squad car.
    Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2022
  • Most of the urine was likely soaked up by Shepard's underwear.
    Alice George, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 May 2022
  • 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
  • Fortunately, small items like socks and underwear can be hand-washed in a sink on the fly.
    Outside Online, 13 Aug. 2024
  • The account holder then sent pictures of herself in underwear and asked that the boy send the same of himself.
    cleveland, 13 June 2022
  • Also, a strand of his hair was found embedded in the girl's underwear.
    Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Buy and wear red or yellow underwear for luck with love and money.
    Jessica Perez, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2023
  • However, Spaniards insist the underwear must also be new to be lucky.
    Chris Ciolli, AFAR Media, 23 Dec. 2024

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