Example Sentences

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The most standout looks so far have included bejeweled thongs, color-coordinated snapbacks and sneakers and pleated, baggy jorts.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2025

It has been accused of adding extra stars to the New Zealand flag and of calling flipflops "thongs" rather than "jandals" in reference to some of the well-known differences between the two countries.

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2023

For many women, after years of thongs and underwire bras, it was a relief to wear clothes that didn’t hurt.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 3, 2021

But it was odd being in a crowd that included men and women dressed to the nines as you’d expect at the opera, sitting next to families wearing shorts and thongs.

From New York Times • Jun. 21, 2017

Through these she ran leather thongs and tied them together.

From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George