garters

Example Sentences

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Men could wear blouses and shirts on the outside, while women could do away with their corsets, stockings, and garters.

From National Geographic • Jan. 9, 2024

Elasticized waistbands, knee-high socks and garters, painted a picture of comfortable chic.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 24, 2023

In photo shoots, they wore outfits with a Baroque flounce: blazers and ruffled shirts, ascots and sleeve garters.

From New York Times • Sep. 27, 2020

Hear the word “cabaret” and you might think of Sally Bowles in a bowler and garters belting out Kander & Ebb songs in Weimar Republic Germany.

From Washington Post • Jun. 20, 2018

A man with garters on his arms played a piano, and a woman with gloves that came up past her elbows kept hurrying over to light Dad’s cigarettes.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls