hosiery
Example Sentences
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“I work in fashion, where vanity is very high,” said Auth, 33, a senior account manager for Wolford, a luxury lingerie and hosiery brand.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
Landing on Netflix’s title page for “Monster: The Ed Gein Story” automatically plays a clip of the titular psychopath wearing a dress, wig and hosiery while nimbly dancing to a merry ragtime tune.
From Salon • Oct. 29, 2025
I don’t know anything about hiking, but love everything about this brand’s foot-cushioning, wears-like-iron hosiery from my home state.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2024
Ms Macklin's father was a bricklayer who eventually started his own construction business, while her mother was a hosiery worker.
From BBC • Jan. 8, 2024
‘That’s right. Four big cotton mills—those are the main ones. A hosiery factory. Some gins and sawmills.’
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
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