brassiere

Example Sentences

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Only when DNA technology advanced to the point where a complete genetic profile could be developed from evidence gleaned from the girl’s brassiere could a solid link be made, Detective Leah Wagner said.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 22, 2020

“Help transcribe some of the company’s historical records, including advertisements and reports, to learn more about the history of the brassiere industry and female-centered marketing campaigns.”

From Washington Post • May 18, 2020

When Moorman cradled Paik’s “TV Cello” against her bare skin, or when she donned a 60-pound brassiere made of two small televisions, musician and artist were definitely not buying into technology wholesale.

From New York Times • Nov. 1, 2019

The US actress and singer, now 83, also patented a brassiere with hidden straps.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2017

What I see first is a picture: the Venus de Milo, in a black-and- white photo, with a mustache and a black brassiere and armpit hair drawn clumsily on her.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood