panties

Example Sentences

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“You pull up your big-girl panties and you do what you got to do,” Applegate says.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

Stand-up Leanne embraces being a 59-year-old grandmother, the physical challenges inherent to being menopausal and comfortable panties.

From Salon • Aug. 10, 2025

He also poked fun at Harry Styles' fashion sense, joking: "Women throw their panties at this man, then he puts them on and looks better in them."

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2023

"I said before the game you better put on your big girl panties and rebound," LSU coach Kim Mulkey said.

From Fox News • Jan. 7, 2022

After a minute or so, he hears her sigh and say, “All right, Ruby Jean. Pull it together. Grab ahold of these granny panties and buck on up, now.”

From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone