garters

Example Sentences

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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

In photo shoots, they wore outfits with a Baroque flounce: blazers and ruffled shirts, ascots and sleeve garters.

From New York Times • Sep. 27, 2020

Lauren Swann, 35, of Venice, California, sews garters for good friends using strips of stretch lace and appliqués she finds on Etsy.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 6, 2018

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

Then black stockings, rolled over garters, down to her high-topped, year-round Sunday-and-funeral shoes.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck