garter
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When mice invaded his house, he didn’t poison them but enlisted the help of a garter snake he found outside.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025
The question for the giant garter snake’s future lies in whether it was saved in time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2025
The decision led not only to new habitat for the area’s endangered garter snake and threatened red-legged frog, but also a bike path alongside the creek for humans to enjoy.
From Slate ● May 26, 2025
For the first time, researchers — employing an innovative twist on the mirror test — have found evidence that garter snakes can distinguish themselves from others, using not sight but scent.
From New York Times ● Apr. 3, 2024
It lay on the table a candle burning at each corner upon the envelope tied in a soiled pink garter two artificial flowers.
From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner
The feminine silhouette was defined by ruffles, bustles and slip dresses, complemented by men’s vests fitted with garters, oversized cloth shirts and masculine trousers.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 23, 2024
Men could wear blouses and shirts on the outside, while women could do away with their corsets, stockings, and garters.
From National Geographic ● Jan. 9, 2024
Hear the word “cabaret” and you might think of Sally Bowles in a bowler and garters belting out Kander & Ebb songs in Weimar Republic Germany.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 20, 2018
As the Beast from “X-Men” likes to remark, Oh my stars and garters.
From New York Times ● May 12, 2015
We walked quickly at first, and then slower, pausing every now and then to fasten garters, tie shoelaces, scratch, or examine old scars.
From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison
