breeches

Example Sentences

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His red coat with black trim, red waistcoat with hand-stitched buttonholes and gold regimental buttons, and white breeches “represent the only complete uniform of the Revolutionary war.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

It’s also not the kind of story you tell if you plan to ally yourself with the boy who fouled his breeches.

From New York Times • Apr. 2, 2024

“We were able to borrow lots of absolutely original French Revolution coats and breeches, which we then took patterns from and made copies of. We used that for mass production,” Crossman said.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2023

"Court dress is velvet coat and breeches, with cut steel buttons, a ruffle and a white waistcoat," says Sir Simon.

From BBC • May 4, 2023

If that’s not confusing enough, some singular nouns that end in s are regarded as pairs—scissors, trousers, tongs, pliers, tweezers, and breeches, for instance.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner