brassiere

Example Sentences

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The film’s laughs come from empathy, not derision, when a brassiere saleswoman tut-tuts that Margaret is “not even a 32A.”

From Washington Post • Apr. 25, 2023

Only when DNA technology advanced to the point where a complete genetic profile could be developed from evidence gleaned from the girl’s brassiere could a solid link be made, Detective Leah Wagner said.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 22, 2020

The US actress and singer, now 83, also patented a brassiere with hidden straps.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2017

Try wearing your black brassiere on top of your canary-yellow shantung brunch coat and get back to me.

From Slate • Sep. 9, 2014

I’ve gotten so thin, I’ve had to take in the waistbands of all my panties and stuff the cups of my brassiere with handkerchiefs.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez