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anklet

[ang-klit] / ˈæŋ klɪt /
NOUN
ankle sock
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The judge ruled that he must wear an electronic anklet, canceled his passports and suspended his right to carry a gun.

From Reuters ● May 11, 2023

There are also three standout lead dancers in bright red pointe shoes and anklet socks: Jeanette Delgado, German, and current ABT principal Cassandra Trenary.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 20, 2022

The Pretrial Services office received an automatic notification that there was a problem with Francis’s anklet.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 24, 2022

One smart decision begets others, the ad suggests, and it follows Lohan through a daily routine that sees her defeating Dennis Rodman on a very strange episode of Jeopardy! and bedazzling Danny Trejo’s anklet.

From Slate ● Feb. 14, 2022

Aunty Uju had taken on a new lightheartedness; she wore a tiny anklet in the summer, a hopeful flash of gold on her leg.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Jingling anklets were used to alert parents to their children's movements, but in this unforgiving, water-surrounded landscape, nothing feels truly safe.

From BBC ● Jan. 26, 2025

According to the museum’s research, four objects — the whisk; a chair made of wood, brass, leather and iron; and two bracelets or anklets — were taken on Feb. 5, 1874.

From New York Times ● Feb. 5, 2024

“My daughter sent me her wish list — sneakers, anklets, AirPods — and I told her, ‘I don’t know why you’re sending this to me,’ ” she said.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 17, 2020

Glittery party dresses were paired with the aforementioned anklets and sneakers.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 11, 2018

Inej was glad she didn’t have time to dwell on the unwelcome familiarity of the silks on her skin, the horrible tinkling of the bells on her anklets.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo




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