knickers
Example Sentences
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“You also see the outside: baby’s dirty nappy or Margo’s ordinary knickers or track pants, all the unglamorous and unsexy things.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
“Don’t get your knickers in a twist, I’m not Mick Jagger,” he joked, delivering a goofy rendition of the Rolling Stones frontman’s signature moves before covering their hit “Start Me Up.”
From Seattle Times • May 25, 2024
Ollie Robinson has played the role of provocateur to twist the knickers of the Aussie media.
From BBC • Jun. 19, 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
They bellowed and ran and mixed with the invited people—in their old loose-legged knickers and everyday clothes.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
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