thong

Example Sentences

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Now think of all the trends that originated with those two: the selfie, purse dogs, contouring, thong heels, public awareness of and/or emotional investment in Kylie and Caitlyn Jenner, to name a few.

From Salon • Feb. 3, 2022

Watching “Do It Debbie’s Way,” I picture a trio of women in 1983: Fisher posing in her iron thong, Reynolds lunging in her raspberry spandex, and Winters lounging in her oversized sweatshirt.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 9, 2019

Don’t wear thong underwear, for instance, because those garments “allow bacteria to travel easier to the urethra,” Berkeley explains.

From Washington Post • Feb. 3, 2017

But something else is: a small piece of limestone, drilled and worn smooth, that hangs from a leather thong around his neck.

From New York Times • May 3, 2013

Before long he was on his feet, gnawing through the thong.

From "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell