underwear
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of underwear
Example Sentences
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Aerie, the company’s underwear and swimwear brand, helped offset the decline with a 25% increase in same-store sales.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
Officers had become suspicious of how he was driving his lorry, which was carrying 28 pallets of underwear and clothing, and they x-rayed it at the port.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
I had all these orange clothes but I forgot to pack underwear or a change of socks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
In October, a Tijuana man was indicted after officers found two emaciated and potentially sedated orange-fronted parakeets stuffed in his underwear.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026
Brian ran from the tent in long underwear, and he dove down into a space two feet high under a fir.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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