garter

Example Sentences

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The feminine silhouette was defined by ruffles, bustles and slip dresses, complemented by men’s vests fitted with garters, oversized cloth shirts and masculine trousers.

From Seattle Times

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

From National Geographic

However, in 2020, Morgan Skinner, a behavioral ecologist at Wilfrid Laurier University, and collaborators showed in laboratory experiments that captive garter snakes have “friends”—specific snakes whose company they prefer over others.

From Science Magazine

Around the end of the 19th century, a garter belt-like contraption emerged.

From National Geographic

Boxes containing water snakes, garter snakes, woodland salamanders, dusky salamanders and other species arrived last month.

From Seattle Times