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
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of bra
By shortening
Example Sentences
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"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
Shares in Victoria’s Secret soared nearly 50% to a new all-time high after bra sales boosted the retailer’s top line.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
Those gains, she said, were seen across its bra silhouettes and price points.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 2, 2026
NHS guidelines say you may be eligible for reduction surgery if your breasts are causing health problems, and if other options - like a professionally fitted bra - haven't helped.
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
I put on a bra and change into jeans and a T-shirt.
From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour
"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
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
Rosalía used this as a perfect segue into her song La Perla, supposedly about her former fiancé Rauw Alejandro - with lyrics about a "terrorista emocional" whose proudest achievement is his collection of bras.
From BBC ● May 6, 2026
Some had surnames stitched onto not only shorts and socks but training bras, too.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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