knickers

Example Sentences

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People on social media have said the request trivialised animal rights issues, but Ms Allen has hit back saying critics were getting their "knickers in a twist".

From BBC • Nov. 27, 2024

“Don’t get your knickers in a twist, I’m not Mick Jagger,” he joked, delivering a goofy rendition of the Rolling Stones frontman’s signature moves before covering their hit “Start Me Up.”

From Seattle Times • May 25, 2024

Ollie Robinson has played the role of provocateur to twist the knickers of the Aussie media.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2023

You begin by getting dressed, pulling on knickers and a cloth chest protector, navigating various straps and zippers, cinching up a thick jacket.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2022

The boys’ trousers were shorts, rather than knickers, and buttoned down the sides, instead of down the front.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey