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

Michael Jordan wore his basketball shorts from North Carolina beneath his Chicago Bulls' version his entire pro career and Yankees slugger Jason Giambi famously donned a thong every time his batting average plummeted.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 2, 2011

I pulled him through the opening under the fence and tied him to it with a thong and left food beside him to eat and some fresh water.

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