underwear
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of underwear
Example Sentences
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The document, she says, noted the time the women arrived for their interviews, when the diuretic was administered, how long it took before they urinated, and what underwear they were wearing.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Hired as the town’s fill-in sheriff—his predecessor having been found dead in his underwear, in the snow, holding a fly rod and an ice auger—Ulysses Richardson does his best to maintain discipline on the force.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
A revealing dispatch from across the pond: Kim Kardashian’s underwear empire has expanded to the U.K., to much fanfare.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
Word quickly spread that a fan watched the match in his underwear, and the story went worldwide.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
Brushing and shaking off the termites, he held up and inspected what remained of a spare pair of underwear.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
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