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sports bra

American  

noun

  • sports bras
    plural
  1. a woman's undergarment designed for extra support and protection during sports and recreational activities.


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Then she celebrated by tearing off her jersey, leaving only her sports bra, and creating a photo and a celebratory memory that remains iconic in the history of women’s sports worldwide.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 7, 2025

The group has already been contacted by a company which offers sports bra fittings at schools which want to work with Miss Halsall on her proposal.

From BBC Nov. 17, 2025

Chastain ripped off her shirt, her sports bra on show, and dropped to her knees screaming as her team-mates ran towards her.

From BBC Nov. 20, 2024

It’s now a normal occurrence for me to find fish scales buried in my sports bra.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 19, 2024

I'll watch a movie in which an attractive woman in a sports bra, a handsome widower, and a pair of weak-chinned cowards are pursued by mighty reptiles or visitors from another galaxy.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

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