bra
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bras
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Automotive Slang. a removable cover for the front end of an automobile to protect it from road debris.
noun
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of bra
By shortening
Example Sentences
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The bra retailer said it now expects sales of $7.1 billion to $7.18 billion for the year, pointing to progress against its turnaround plan, even as second-quarter sales growth cooled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
"I was the first woman to burn my bra, it took the fire department four days to put it out."
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
Chambers says if you're wearing a strappy top "you must wear a strapless bra as it utterly kills an outfit when you can see bra straps".
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
Those gains, she said, were seen across its bra silhouettes and price points.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 2, 2026
She drops her towel and throws on another pair of boxers and a sports bra.
From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon
"I was regularly changing my underwear, and by the end... my friend and I had just given up on bras altogether because of that sweatiness, that discomfort."
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Victoria’s Secret has said that the turnaround it has been working on over the past year depends on making its bras better.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 2, 2026
Super said Victoria’s Secret launched two new bras, including a strapless, during the recently completed quarter and has more bra launches planned for this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
In March, executives said that over the past year, they had put bras back at the center of the Victoria’s Secret brand.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 2, 2026
She even changes bras, wearing one sports bra to regular class and another to gym class.
From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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