sock
noun
a short stocking usually reaching to the calf or just above the ankle.
socks
Example Sentences
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It also argues that White Fox's advertisements for its four-striped clothes and White Fox-branded socks feature people wearing "genuine" Adidas items.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
As insurance, I tuck my shirt in, pull my socks over my pant legs, and wear ankle-covering gaiters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
The story, as it were, centers on a woman named Lisa Blupey, portrayed by stage veteran Jessica Vosk, who runs a small business selling socks but is drowning in financial statements and malfunctioning A.I.-powered platforms.
From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2026
Researchers have found hormone disrupters such as Bisphenol A—or BPA—in cotton-rich socks and phthalates in children’s and infant’s clothing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
But then everyone would go off and leave their smelly old socks and moldy mittens and melted Halloween candy and leftover sandwiches.
From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson
