knickers

Example Sentences

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"I got a little inkling of what Superman feels like when he puts his knickers on," Cullen laughs.

From BBC • May 30, 2025

The Hurricanes walked from PNC Arena in old-timey plaid golf knickers, matching hats and a black top over a white collared shirt with red tie.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 18, 2023

They filed out dressed in bright golf shirts, baseball hats and khakis or shorts — a far cry from their 1896 counterparts, who wore knickers, monogrammed blazers, tweed caps, dress shirts and bow ties.

From New York Times • Oct. 31, 2021

I’m about to blaspheme here, so hold onto your knickers, Dodger fans, but Vin Scully used to have me snoring by the fourth inning, his drone being the perfect cure for insomnia.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2021

The boys’ trousers were shorts, rather than knickers, and buttoned down the sides, instead of down the front.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey