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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And maybe, just maybe, wear a more supportive bra on Lightning Rod.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 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
“We’re not pairing the bra tops with underwear—but with pants,” said Haley Palese, who runs merchandising for Aerie and its sister chain Offline.
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
She is deathly afraid of seeing the dead and has all kinds of charms pinned to her bra to keep a ghost from coming near.
From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez
Issues have reportedly been raised about padding in bras that could result in riders gaining one second per kilometre.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
“When we win in bras, we create a halo across the entire VS brand,” Ms. Super boasts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 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
A final, wide shot shows the entire sign covered in a snaking chain of bras, before cutting to Sweeney as she poses and celebrates with the sign in the distance behind her.
From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2026
I could be written up, banished to bras, called in for a talking-to by a deeply disappointed Roberta.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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