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
Madonna’s Jean Paul Gaultier-designed cone bra was a star attraction of her 1990 “Blond Ambition” tour.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Those gains, she said, were seen across its bra silhouettes and price points.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 2, 2026
Ranvia had back pain, her bra straps would dig into her, and exercise was difficult.
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
Thin lines of moss and mold threaded through the cloth so the bra clung to the dead wood more than hung from it.
From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely
"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
Sales of bras grew in the low double-digits during the first quarter, she said, contributing “significantly” to the company’s growth overall.
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
I dodge him again by going into bras, then tacking right to the far side of ladies’.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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