longies
AmericanEtymology
Origin of longies
Example Sentences
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The Longies are charged with assault in the death of Raven Thompson, their 5-year-old foster daughter, and remain in federal custody.
From Washington Times
Raven’s father, Aaron Thompson Jr. tells KVLY-TV the Longies were the foster parents of both Raven, and her 7-year-old brother, Zane Thompson.
From Washington Times
Miller read about Mr. Panto’s case in the press and tried talking to the longies, or longshoremen, on Columbia Street in Red Hook to write a screenplay.
From New York Times
Was the distribution of shot times entirely random, or were there any local or global patterns to descry: longies with longies, middies alternating with shorties, etc.?
From New York Times
Our requisition was completed today, so tomorrow we will draw our new uniforms, which include, among other things, underwear, two, both cotton and wool longies, sox, overshoes, and even wrist watches, for four of us.
From Time Magazine Archive
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