panties
Example Sentences
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“You pull up your big-girl panties and you do what you got to do,” Applegate says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2026
Stand-up Leanne embraces being a 59-year-old grandmother, the physical challenges inherent to being menopausal and comfortable panties.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2025
He also poked fun at Harry Styles' fashion sense, joking: "Women throw their panties at this man, then he puts them on and looks better in them."
From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2023
“You can’t fake this. It’s not a time to put on your big-girl panties and just deal with it. This music is my foundational life journey.”
From New York Times ● Jan. 31, 2023
A big heap lies on the floor: school clothes and dresses and torn blouses all thrown together with panties and shoes.
From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez
