elastic band
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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"I've always said my success has been the equivalent of stretching an elastic band from Stoke-on-Trent to the Moon. Well, I reckon the elastic band just got longer, and now it's orbiting Venus."
From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026
Even if you don’t rotate that many bras, she suggests at least not wearing the same bra two days in a row in order to give the elastic band time to relax and reshape.
From Slate • Aug. 12, 2024
Male students wear a more compact version, known as a garter, which is held to the upper arm with an elastic band.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 30, 2023
Waves of subcutaneous fat wobble and spill over the elastic band of his shorts.
From Salon • Aug. 27, 2022
His wrapper had come undone to reveal a pair of white shorts with a frayed elastic band at the waist.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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