apron
noun
a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing.
aprons
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pluralof apron.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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They wear matching “The Real Food Show” aprons.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
Passengers in orange aprons and work gloves crowded around.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Thomson explained to the jury how family and staff had to wear gloves, masks, visors and aprons when they were with her mother but she said they "held her hand during her final breaths".
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2026
As the sun went down and a phone notification warned of more rain, the women, donning elf aprons and Santa hats, scrambled to move the boxes under cover.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 25, 2025
And in his work, there was a relationship between effort and reward: the longer he and Regina stayed up at night sewing aprons, the more money they made the next day on the streets.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
