underpants

Example Sentences

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Joining NFL team without a good QB is scarier than showing up to Day One in your underpants.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

Just as Clark Kent turns into Superman when he changes into his famous red underpants, Michael Cullen transforms into Speedo Mick when he pulls on his tight blue trunks.

From BBC • May 30, 2025

“This is way different from when you’re in your underpants on your couch eating Cheerios, yelling at the TV,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2025

In 2019, a pair of underpants believed to have belonged to Eva Braun, Hitler’s wife, were gaveled at almost $5,000.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 14, 2023

She had behaved in exactly the same way, before Sister Gladys introduced her to underpants.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer