Example Sentences
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The pair wore girdles as part of their ploy, authorities said, and had stuffed them with merchandise — including 17 pairs of jeans.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 30, 2024
RIGA, Latvia — Russian volunteers are crafting girdles from dog hair to help keep the soldiers fighting against Ukraine warm.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 19, 2022
In most fish, the muscles of paired fins attach to girdles within the body, allowing for some control of locomotion.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Worn until the early 20th century, it was eventually replaced by girdles, and then more or less by diet, exercise and plastic surgery.
From New York Times ● Dec. 15, 2021
Gem- stones glittered on the fingers of the lords and the girdles and hairnets of the ladies.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
