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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 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

The project, which agency officials estimated would create 3,600 jobs, is daunting in its magnitude: the suspender ropes, if placed end to end, would be 32 miles long. 

From New York Times ● Dec. 8, 2011

Then they will focus on the less-stable parts: they will replace all the suspender ropes, which are spaced every 60 feet.

From New York Times ● Dec. 8, 2011

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

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

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

He wore fat blue suspenders, and I could smell his old-person-after-shaving smell.

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles


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