suspenders

NOUN

straps

Synonyms

STRONG

bands braces garters

WEAK

shoulder straps

Example Sentences

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Its Intel profits alone would make Gordon Gekko hang up his suspenders.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Presiding over the festivities was Frank Seddio, the club’s 79-year-old chairman, who was wearing suspenders and a monogrammed dress shirt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025

A family of boys in suspenders appears; behind them are sandbags displaying paper targets with human outlines.

From New York Times • Jan. 14, 2024

“Trump’s lawyers are taking a belt and suspenders approach to his cases,” former federal prosecutor Neama Rahmani told Salon.

From Salon • Jan. 3, 2024

When I roll over on top of my book I look, but Daddy’s back is turned to me, buttoning his suspenders.

From "Finding Langston" by Lesa Cline-Ransome