skirt

Example Sentences

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That week, she threw on a pencil skirt and “cringey blouse,” a costume from playing a secretary in a TV movie, and read for the part of Emily Charlton again.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

A separate auction from the company Heritage included a Christian Dior skirt that Monroe wore on her honeymoon and a letter from her husband playwright Arthur Miller.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

A spoonful whisked into a skirt steak stew can make it taste as though it simmered well past dinnertime.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

That’s all the context necessary to appreciate Naomi Osaka removing a ceremonial black skirt and sleeveless beaded bodice ahead of her opening match at the Roland-Garros Complex this week, revealing a sequined gold playing dress.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

Penelope climbed to her feet and brushed the leaves off her skirt.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood