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suspender

[suh-spen-der] / səˈspɛn dər /


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Badu wore a black silk duchess gown with white satin buttons, sportcoat and suspender skirt.

From BBC Sep. 14, 2021

He had looped the drawstring of his sweatpants around the back of his head like a suspender.

From New York Times Sep. 2, 2019

Your former editor Graydon Carter bought you a bespoke Anderson & Sheppard suit for your birthday and overruled you on your choice of belt loops vs. suspender buttons.

From New York Times Sep. 1, 2019

He pops open the flip phone stored in the shirt pocket between his suspender straps and calls the number for a voicemail set up specifically for this purpose.

From Washington Post Mar. 19, 2015

West, Ryan Dean: A discovery of true Zen-like perfection, I got a leopard-spotted caveman-loincloth kind of thing that had one suspender strap that tied in a knot over the shoulder.

From "Winger" by Andrew Smith

Often duded up in a cowboy hat and suspenders, Eatherly had a knack for marketing and proved to be an exceptional conman.

From Slate Aug. 20, 2026

Its Intel profits alone would make Gordon Gekko hang up his suspenders.

From Barron's May 29, 2026

Presiding over the festivities was Frank Seddio, the club’s 79-year-old chairman, who was wearing suspenders and a monogrammed dress shirt.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 27, 2025

Bob Hoyt, who was wearing a leather chauffeur hat and yellow suspenders that look liked measuring tape, served in the Navy from 1966 to 1970.

From Los Angeles Times May 26, 2025

It seemed like my old suspenders were always twisted.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls




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