brassiere

Example Sentences

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“The odd couple,” he barks, lifting up a brassiere fashioned so that one cup is larger than the other.

From New York Times • Jun. 19, 2024

The film’s laughs come from empathy, not derision, when a brassiere saleswoman tut-tuts that Margaret is “not even a 32A.”

From Washington Post • Apr. 25, 2023

Only when DNA technology advanced to the point where a complete genetic profile could be developed from evidence gleaned from the girl’s brassiere could a solid link be made, Detective Leah Wagner said.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 22, 2020

Russell, though, found the brassiere uncomfortable and insisted on using her own instead.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2017

I’ve gotten so thin, I’ve had to take in the waistbands of all my panties and stuff the cups of my brassiere with handkerchiefs.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez