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suspender

[suh-spen-der] / səˈspɛn dər /


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The Oscars ceremony included a performance of the song, with its rapid-kick choreography and roguish suspender snapping.

From New York Times ● Mar. 12, 2023

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

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2021

On a tour of its green, al fresco campus, wearing True Religion overalls with one suspender undone and black hightop Chuck Taylors, she looked at ease and made everyone around her feel the same.

From New York Times ● Jan. 11, 2018

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

I wouldn’t expect the King auction to fetch similarly high prices, but you can’t measure a man by what people are willing to pay for his suspenders.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2025

I hated having to wear shorts as much as I had disliked having to wear suspenders when I was in elementary school.

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez


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