apron

Rare is the suburban grill chef who doesn’t keep an instant-read thermometer in his apron pocket.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

Police said Monday that several heat-stricken passengers were treated by emergency services at Frankfurt airport the previous day after their plane was held for more than an hour on the apron before take-off.

From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026

He threw off his apron and sprinted toward it.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026

He stands there in his leather apron and it's roaring like fireworks.

From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2026

She shook off the kids clinging to her apron and stepped out.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

A posse of extras clad in white jumpsuits and little black aprons would occasionally flood the set, tidying up and moving the furniture into new configurations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

There’s a team of uniformed servers with white shirts and gray aprons, though they don’t take orders directly; table service isn’t allowed under the current zoning restrictions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

They wear matching “The Real Food Show” aprons.

From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026

In recent years, North Korean TV shows have featured men wearing aprons and doing housework - a sign of how much has changed there.

From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2026

And the market stalls were no longer empty, but coming to life as though opening for the morning, with vendors in long aprons setting out their wares.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor