britches

Example Sentences

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Revelers preferring a more classic look book an appointment with leather tailor Klaus Bensmann for customized, handmade britches fashioned from deer or cow leather.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 14, 2023

The Bengals spent less than one year in their underdog Underoos before becoming too big for their britches.

From Washington Post • Jan. 28, 2023

Yes, it triggers my happy Thanksgiving memories of being at my grandparents house with my cousins and aunts and uncles, riding horses and standing by the fire until my britches got hot to the touch.

From Salon • Nov. 23, 2022

He’s… let’s see here… so crooked he has to unscrew his britches at night, if not slicker than a boiled onion.

From Slate • May 25, 2022

Seems she’d turned goat, trying to take nips out of Karl’s britches.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson