underpants

Example Sentences

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Joining NFL team without a good QB is scarier than showing up to Day One in your underpants.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

“This is way different from when you’re in your underpants on your couch eating Cheerios, yelling at the TV,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2025

On the screen, in near silence, a short, pale man wearing only blue underpants and black socks, could be seen approaching a bed.

From BBC • Oct. 10, 2024

In 2019, a pair of underpants believed to have belonged to Eva Braun, Hitler’s wife, were gaveled at almost $5,000.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 14, 2023

“Really. And his wife used to wash her underpants and hang ’em on the antenna of her car and then drive around town till they were dry.”

From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor