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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

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

If the 283 wires within each suspender rope were laid end-to-end, they would be 9,100 miles long — more than one-third of the circumference of the earth around the equator.

From New York Times ● Dec. 8, 2011

His costume was high-topped shoes and old-time britches held up by one suspender.

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck

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

I certainly stood out among the perfectly creased khaki pants and palm combs and top-buttoned flannels contrasted with my clueless bowl haircut and Ninja Turtle suspenders.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

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

From Barron's ● May 29, 2026

Looped into the traction and stability systems and the smartest brakes on the planet, the Turbo S’s high-voltage suspenders represent a major advance in client preservation technology.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025

His gray-and-silver jacket was unbuttoned, showing a stained T-shirt and suspenders.

From "Milkweed" by Jerry Spinelli


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